The Almonry
F.L. Griggs
1925
Medium
etching in black
Dimensions
plate: 24.5 x 16.8 cm (9 5/8 x 6 5/8 in.) sheet: 35.6 x 23.5 cm (14 x 9 1/4 in.) overall (mat size): 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.4678
About the Artist
F.L. Griggs
Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs (1876–1938), known professionally as F.L. Griggs, was a British etcher and illustrator whose haunting architectural prints rank among the finest achievements in the revival of etching as a fine art medium during the early twentieth century. Born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Griggs was largely self-taught as a printmaker, developing his mastery of the etching needle thr...