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
Rights
Public Domain
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...