The George Inn, Beaconsfield

1908

F.L. Griggs

Associated Names
F. L. Griggs

Artist, British, 1876 - 1938

The image features a low, street-level view of an alleyway between old buildings. The horizon is obscured by the structures, with tiled roofs creating a jagged line against the sky. Birds are seen in flight. The pen and ink drawing uses precise lines to depict building textures and cobblestones. The color palette is black ink on cream-colored paper. In the foreground are two figures, alongside barrels and a covered cart. Details like shingles, bricks, and wood emphasize the historic atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.94 × 14.13 cm (7 1/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
    support: 28.5 x 25.3 cm (11 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4679

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Comstock 1966, no. 599

  • Series Title

    Highways & Byways in Buckinghamshire: p.153

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1943 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1945

  • F.L. Griggs, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1945-1946.

Bibliography

1966

  • Comstock, Francis Adams. A Gothic Vision: F. L. Griggs and His Work. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1966, no. 599.

Inscriptions

lower center in black ink: FL GRIGGS. 08; in later hand, across bottom: The "George" Inn (crossed out) Yard, Beaconsfield / 3 1/2"; upper right: 23736.

Wikidata ID

Q64561126

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