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.
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  • Buckingham Palace, London, England, UK
  • National Portrait Gallery, London, England, UK
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
  • High Court, Sydney, NSW
  • University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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