Watercolour on paper
Derbyshire
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/joseph-mallord-william-turner-558" aria-label="More by Joseph Mallord William Turner" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Joseph Mallord William Turner</a>
A Mountain Pass
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Alps
architecture
Castleton - non-specific
cave
Derbyshire
England
England, Midlands
landscape
mountain
natural features (non-UK)
Peak Cavern
Peak District
places
townscapes / man-made features
tunnel
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
UK natural features
<p>The subject of this impressive study  remains enigmatic. It seems to show  a cave or tunnel on the left hand side,  at the end of which there is a distant  gleam of light. This might suggest that  it represents one of the new time-saving routes through the Alps. Napoleon's troops and engineers forged several as they improved communications across Europe.</p><p>However, this study is similar to those related to the watercolours for the England and Wales print series. This suggests it might show Peak Cavern, below Peveril Castle, which Turner sketched during  a tour of Derbyshire in 1830.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
12 August 2002 – 11 May 2003
2003-05-11
12 August 2002 – 11 May 2003
2003-05-11
2002-08-12
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2002-08-12
Turner Watercolours
Collection based display
19 December 2003 – 17 April 2004
2004-04-17
19 December 2003 – 17 April 2004
2004-04-17
2003-12-19
Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto (Rovereto, Italy)
http://www.mart.trento.it
2003-12-19
Montana: From Leonardo to Beuys, between Science and Art
Loan-out
4 June 2007 – 3 February 2008
2008-02-03
4 June 2007 – 3 February 2008
2008-02-03
2007-06-04
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2007-06-04
Hockney on Turner
Collection based display
2 June 2011 – 22 April 2012
2012-04-22
2 June 2011 – 11 September 2011
2011-09-11
2011-06-02
Bucerius Kunst Forum (Hamburg, Germany)
http://www.buceriuskunstforum.de
1 October 2011 – 8 January 2012
2012-01-08
2011-10-01
National Museum (Krakow, Poland)
28 January 2012 – 22 April 2012
2012-04-22
2012-01-28
Turner Contemporary (Margate, UK)
2011-06-02
Turner and the Elements
Loan-out
21 March 2018 – 10 January 2021
2021-01-10
21 March 2018 – 26 August 2018
2018-08-26
2018-03-21
Chiostro del Bramante (Rome, Italy)
http://www.chiostrodelbramante.it/
24 September 2018 – 17 February 2019
2019-02-17
2018-09-24
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
26 March 2019 – 28 July 2019
2019-07-28
2019-03-26
Centro Cultural Palacio la Moneda (Santiago, Chile)
1 October 2019 – 28 February 2020
2020-02-28
2019-10-01
Mystic Seaport Museum (Mystic, USA)
16 March 2020 – 10 January 2021
2021-01-10
2020-03-16
Musée Jacquemart-André (Paris, France)
2018-03-21
Turner Watercolours
Tate partnerships & programmes
A Mountain Pass
support: 308 × 491 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the <a href="/search?gid=999999781" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Turner Bequest</a> 1856
<p>
The subject of this impressive study <br/>
remains enigmatic. It seems to show <br/>
a cave or tunnel on the left hand side, <br/>
at the end of which there is a distant <br/>
gleam of light. This might suggest that <br/>
it represents one of the new time-saving routes through the Alps. Napoleon's troops and engineers forged several as they improved communications across Europe.</p>
<p>
 </p>
<p>
However, this study is similar to those related to the <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/w/watercolour" title="Glossary definition for 'Watercolour'"><span>watercolours</span></a> for the England and Wales <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/print" title="Glossary definition for 'Print'"><span>print</span></a> series. This suggests it might show Peak Cavern, below Peveril Castle, which Turner sketched during <br/>
a tour of Derbyshire in 1830.</p>
<p>
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Alps architecture Castleton - non-specific cave Derbyshire England England, Midlands landscape mountain natural features (non-UK) Peak Cavern Peak District places townscapes / man-made features tunnel UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions UK natural features
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