Woe to the Bloody City of Lichfield
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Lichfield Heritage Centre

Woe to the Bloody City of Lichfield 1897

Robert Spence (1871–1964)

Lichfield Heritage Centre

Printmaker and painter, born in Tynemouth, Northumberland, son of the artist Charles Spence. He studied in Newcastle, at Slade School of Fine Art and in Paris. Was elected RE and was an associate of Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. Showed at RA, Fine Art Society, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and Fine Art Society. Lived in London, where he was an Arts Club member.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)

Artworks by Robert Spence

  • Woe to the Bloody City of Lichfield
    Woe to the Bloody City of Lichfield Robert Spence (1871–1964)
    Lichfield Heritage Centre
  • The Night Attack (The Attack on the North Gate at Housesteads by the Caledonians)
    The Night Attack (The Attack on the North Gate at Housesteads by the Caledonians) Robert Spence (1871–1964)
    The Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne

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