Palace Court

1933

F.L. Griggs

Associated Names
F. L. Griggs

Artist, British, 1876 - 1938

This image shows an elevated view overlooking a courtyard leading to a castle-like structure. The horizon is not visible, as the castle walls and towers dominate the scene. The architecture displays detailed cross-hatching and line work, giving a textured appearance to the brickwork and windows. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia-brown tones. Birds are etched in the sky, adding movement, while people in period clothing are near the entrance, providing scale and activity. The stone structure extends into the distance, wrapping around the courtyard and disappearing from view.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.56 × 17.94 cm (10 1/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.113

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Comstock 1966, no. 49, iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003.

Bibliography

1966

  • Comstock, Francis Adams. A Gothic Vision: F. L. Griggs and His Work. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1966, no. 49, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: FL Griggs

Wikidata ID

Q76339303

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