Restauratie van een deel van een gebouw before 1868

William H. Griggs created this print, titled "Restoration of a Portion of Central Building," at an unknown date. The print depicts fragments of carved stonework and reflects a burgeoning interest in archeology and restoration during the 19th century. Griggs, working in a time of expanding European colonialism, would likely have been influenced by a Western drive to classify and understand cultures deemed 'other'. The meticulous detail in the print, alongside the title's reference to 'restoration,' suggests a desire not only to document but also to reconstruct and, in a sense, 'own' these historical fragments. In Britain at the time, there was a drive to present historical artifacts within institutional collections such as museums. To fully understand this work, one could delve into the archives of archeological societies of the time and study the history of museum collections to better understand the social and institutional context of this print.