| Method | Soft-ground etching |
| Artist | after F.L. Griggs |
| Published | 1923 |
| Dimensions | Image 137 x 181 mm, Plate 157 x 194 mm, Sheet 245 x 305 mm |
| Notes |
Hand written inscription beneath plate reads: With Christmas Greetings from N.B.M + FL.Griggs - 1923. Signed and titled within the image. A close-up view of the Jewry Wall in Leicester, an impressive example of Roman masonry, the ruined wall of a public building of Ratae Corieltauvorum is dated to approximately 125–30 AD. Frederick Landseer Griggs (1876-1938) was an English etcher, architectural draughtsman, illustrator, and early conservationist, associated with the late flowering of the Arts and Crafts movement in the Cotswolds. Born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, from 1900 he worked as an illustrator of topographical books. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1897 to 1903, and was one of the first etchers to be elected to full membership in 1931. In 1903 he settled at Dover's House, in Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds. Here, he established the Dover's House Press, which printed late proofs of the etchings of Samuel Palmer. He collaborated with Ernest Gimson and the Sapperton group of craftsmen in architectural and design work in the area. During the 1920s and 30s, he was an influential leader of the British etching revival. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £300.00 |
| Stock ID | 37720 |