Percy Spence b. 14 December 1868

Also known as Percy Frederick Seaton Spence, Percy F. S. Spence
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Federation-era Sydney painter, illustrator and Bulletin cartoonist. Spence was born in Sydney but raised in Fiji before spending a number of years in England, living, working and exhibiting. Spence's 1913 painting of the Australian Fleet entering Sydney Harbour is held in the Royal Collection.
Name
Percy Spence
Also known as:
  • Percy Frederick Seaton Spence
  • Percy F. S. Spence
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
14 December 1868
Birth place
Balmain, Sydney, NSW
Death date
3 August 1933
Death place
London, England, UK, Middlesex Hospital, London, England, UK
Death note
Middlesex Hospital
Active Period
  • c.1888 - c.1933
Residence
  • c.1910 - c.1933 London, England, UK
  • c.1906 - c.1910 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1895 - c.1905 London, England, UK
  • c.1888 - c.1895 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1868 - c.1888 Fiji
Training
  • 1888 Art Society of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists