The Path to the Shore

Robert Swain Gifford

Caption

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840–1905). The Path to the Shore, 1879. Etching, Image: 4 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (11.1 x 20 cm) Sheet: 9 1/2 x 12 7/16 in. (24.1 x 31.6 cm) Frame: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (36.2 x 48.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1042.138.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

The Path to the Shore

Date

1879

Medium

Etching

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Image: 4 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (11.1 x 20 cm) Sheet: 9 1/2 x 12 7/16 in. (24.1 x 31.6 cm) Frame: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (36.2 x 48.9 cm)

Inscriptions

Lower left in plate: "R. Swain Gifford '79"; l.l. in pencil "Shore Road 79."; l.r. in pencil "1840-1905"; l.r. in pencil "Oetinger"

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X1042.138

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