William Spence (sculptor)
William Spence (1793–1849) was an early 19th century British sculptor.
Life[edit]
He was born in Chester in 1793 and showed artistic talent at an early age. He was sent to Liverpool to study drawing and carving under a Mr Pether. In Liverpool he met and befriended John Gibson who was working nearby at Samuel Francey's yard and got Spence a job in this yard.[1]
Spence went into partnership with Francey in 1819.[2]
He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1821 to 1844.
He was given the post of Professor of Drawing at Liverpool Academy of Arts. He died in Liverpool in 1849.
Works[edit]
- "Young Hymen" exhibited at Liverpool Academy of Arts (1812)
- Cupid Riding a Dolphin (1813)
- Bust of William Roscoe (1813) (now in the National Portrait Gallery, London)[3]
- Monument to Rachel Roe in Christ Church in Macclesfield (1819)
- Bust of Thomas Leyland (1822)
- Bust of Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet (1824)
- Bust of Benjanin Heywood (1824)
- Bust of George Canning (1824)
- Bust of William Hope (1824)
- Bust of John Foster (1827)
- Monument to Edward Rowland at Ruabon (1828)
- Bust of George Canning (1828)
- Bust of J B Hollinshead (1828)
- Monument to Mary Williams at Corwen (1829)
- Monument to John Gore St James Cemetery Chapel in Liverpool (1830)
- Monument to Margarrette Golightly at Gresford (1831)
- Statue of William Roscoe (1832)
- Memorial to Rev James Archer at Middleton, Lancashire (1832)
- Bust of Robert Prescott (1834)
- Monument to John and Henry Fletcher at Overton, Flintshire (1834)
- Monument to Michael Heathcote at Ormskirk (1835)
- Bust of Lord Sandon (1836)
- Monument to Catherine Shufflebotham at Betley (1836)
- Monument to Harriet Vyse at Holmes Chapel (1836)
- Monument to Sarah Vawdrey at Middlewich (1837)
- Bust of Sir Walter Scott (1837)
- Monument to Margaret Hoskins at Melling, Lancashire (1838)
- Monument to Elizabeth Latham at Sandbach (1839)
- Monument to Thomas Parker at Colne (1842)
- Monument to Anne Goodwin at Gresford (1842)
- "Caractacus before Claudius Caesar" (1844)
- Momument to Milborne Tynte at Goathurst (1845)
- Monument to Joseph Bradbury at Huddersfield Parish Church (1845)
- Monument to Henry Swetenham at Astbury (dnk)
Collections[edit]
Spence's work is held in the permanent collection of the British Museum,[4] the National Portrait Gallery,[3] among others.
Family[edit]
He was father to Benjamin Edward Spence.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1852 by Rupert Gunnis p.363
- ^ Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1852 by Rupert Gunnis p.156
- ^ a b "William Spence - National Portrait Gallery".
- ^ "William Spence". British Museum (collections search). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ ODNB: Benjamin Edward Spence
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