A Toad in the Path: Early Spring in Norfolk

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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Artist: Peter Henry Emerson / English, born Cuba, 1856–1936
Date: c. 1883/87, printed 1888
Medium: Photogravure, pl. XXVII from the album "Pictures of East Anglian Life" (1888)
Dimensions: Image/paper: 16.1 × 26.2 cm (6 3/8 × 10 3/8 in.); Album page: 33.8 × 42.3 cm (13 5/16 × 16 11/16 in.)
Type: Photograph
Classification: photogravure
Style: 19th century
Place: England
Department: Photography and Media
Credit line: Photography Gallery Fund
Accession no.: 1959.610.27

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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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