1864
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
In the Pass of Llanberis is a 1864 watercolor by David Cox, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a rocky mountain pass with steep cliffs and a narrow path winding through jagged rocks. The scene is dark and moody, with deep shadows and little light breaking through. A few sheep graze near the base of the cliffs, and the sky is mostly hidden by the towering landscape. The artist used soft, blended strokes to show how light fades in misty hills—almost like the scene is breathing. This style was popular in the mid-1800s for capturing real landscapes. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this in person.
The watercolour titled *In the Pass of Llanberis* by David Cox is mounted on the backboard of its frame with the artist's signature and the work's title inscribed.
Read the full account in the museum source.
David Cox (29 April 1783 – 7 June 1859) was an English landscape painter, one of the most important members of the Birmingham School of landscape artists and an early precursor of Impressionism.
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