Thomas Ralph Spence

English artist (c. 1845–1918)

Thomas Ralph Spence

Born	1845 Gilling West, Richmond, North Yorkshire
Died	1918 Beckenham, Kent
Occupation(s)	Architect, painter and sculptor

Thomas Ralph Spence (1845–1918) was an English painter, sculptor and architect, based during his working life in Newcastle and London.^[1]^[2]^{[nb 1]}

Gallery

St. George and the Dragon, 1888 (after Spence's design)
Archimedes Directing the Defences of Syracuse, 1895
Disciples of Sappho, 1896

Notes

^ Thomas Ralph Spence (1845–1918). GRO index: Births Jun 1845 Spence Male Richmond XXIV 486 (Note: GRO death age is 72. Newspaper birth place is Gilling West near Richmond. The parentage on this certificate now needs to be checked with the Census). Deaths Jun 1918 Spence Thomas R. 72 Bromley 2a 672

References

^ Saur, K. G. (2021). "Spence, Thomas Ralph (1848)". degruyter.com. De Gruyter. Retrieved 9 February 2024. (Wikipedia Library link)
^ Benezit Dictionary of Artists: Spence, Thomas Ralph. Oxford Art Online. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2024. (Alternative url-access)

Further reading

"Obituary: Mr T. R. Spence". Newcastle Journal. 15 April 1918. pp. 5, col. 2.
"Obituary: Mr T. R. Spence". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 16 April 1918. pp. 4, col. 4.

External links

Media related to Thomas Ralph Spence at Wikimedia Commons

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