The Path to the Shore

1879

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint
Dimensions: Plate: 4 5/16 × 7 15/16 in. (11 × 20.2 cm) Sheet: 8 3/8 × 11 3/4 in. (21.2 × 29.9 cm)
Collection no.: 1986.1180.1682
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Path to the Shore — Robert Swain Gifford. 1879.

Medium: Etching and drypoint. Dimensions: Plate: 4 5/16 × 7 15/16 in. (11 × 20.2 cm) Sheet: 8 3/8 × 11 3/4 in. (21.2 × 29.9 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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