Ragdale Hall

1931/1935

F.L. Griggs

Associated Names
F. L. Griggs

Artist, British, 1876 - 1938

The image shows a large, historic building with intricate architecture, including chimneys and various rooflines. There are gravestones nearby, two figures - one near the entrance and the other among the gravestones. The etching is detailed, with fine lines capturing the building and gravestones. The color scheme is monochromatic in shades of brown and beige, typical of traditional etchings.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.4 x 25 cm (6 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.1 x 34.5 cm (12 5/8 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.284

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Comstock 1966, no. 45, v/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Conrad Graeber Fine Art, Glyndon, MD); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased April 19, 1993; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Comstock, Francis Adams. A Gothic Vision: F. L. Griggs and His Work. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1966, no. 45, v/v.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: FLG 1931; lower right in graphite: FLGriggs; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: RAGDALE HALL; verso in ink: Soixentieme [undeciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q76339310

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