BRITISH PRE-RAPHAELITE VICTORIAN OIL PAINTING

THOMAS RALPH SPENCE 1845-1918

MOTHER AND CHILD 

Painted in 1878 by Thomas Ralph Spence, this large oil on canvas is a Romantic idealised Pre-Raphaelite view of a mother and child.
A super painting by an artist of the Victorian pre-Raphaelite period.

Great composition and colouring, it is a stunning painting.

Signed and dated left.

Provenance. Sussex collection.

Condition. Oil on canvas. Image size 36 inches by 15 inches. Good condition.

 
BIOGRAPHY.

Thomas Ralph Spence (1845-1918) came to attention as a Newcastle artist and architect. He was born in the village of West Gilling, near Richmond (North Yorkshire), where his father was a cabinetmaker and builder. According to family tradition, John Spence (1820-92) would not consent to his son pursuing a career as an artist, and the profession of an architect was settled on instead.

Spence moved to London late in 1885, where he established himself as an "architectural decorator. In addition, he resumed his ambitions as an easel artist, exhibiting English and Continental landscapes, Biblical scenes and larger essays in the manner of Walter Crane and (Sir) Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912). He continued nonetheless to be highly respected as a decorative artist and designer, e.g. as one of the founding members of the Society of Designers (established 1896), contributing stained glass, metalwork.

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