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Charles Spencelayh

1865–1958

British painter. He was born in Rochester, Kent, and studied at the *Royal College of Art and in Paris. Spencelayh specialized in anecdotal domestic scenes in the tradition of Victorian genre painting, most typically showing old people pottering around in junk shops or other cluttered interiors.

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Text Source: A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art (Oxford University Press)

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Smile c.1932 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Smile c.1932 Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum
Dig for Victory 1941 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Dig for Victory 1941 Birmingham Museums Trust
The Laughing Parson c.1924 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

The Laughing Parson c.1924 Grundy Art Gallery
Alderman Price, Mayor of Rochester (1921, 1922 & 1923) 1922 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Alderman Price, Mayor of Rochester (1921, 1922 & 1923) 1922 Guildhall Museum, Rochester
'Lord' George Sanger 1908 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

'Lord' George Sanger 1908 Ramsgate Library
Boys Fishing 1873 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Boys Fishing 1873 Guildhall Museum, Rochester
Fingerprints 1953 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Fingerprints 1953 Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
William Cowper with the Bellows 1921 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

William Cowper with the Bellows 1921 The Cowper and Newton Museum
His First Grief 1910 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

His First Grief 1910 Ferens Art Gallery
The Lacemaker (Mrs Newell Making Lace) c.1920 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

The Lacemaker (Mrs Newell Making Lace) c.1920 The Higgins Bedford
Your Country Needs You 1944 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Your Country Needs You 1944 West Northamptonshire Council
Boy's Head 1880s Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Boy's Head 1880s Guildhall Museum, Rochester
If They Were Real Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

If They Were Real Guildhall Museum, Rochester
Why War? 1938 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Why War? 1938 Harris Museum & Art Gallery
Charles Spencelayh at the Age of 79 1944 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Charles Spencelayh at the Age of 79 1944 Guildhall Museum, Rochester
Table d'hôte with Music Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Table d'hôte with Music Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum
Panoramic View of Luton, Chatham 1905 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Panoramic View of Luton, Chatham 1905 Guildhall Museum, Rochester
Sunset 1890s Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Sunset 1890s Guildhall Museum, Rochester
Patience c.1935 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Patience c.1935 Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
The White Rat 1899 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

The White Rat 1899 Manchester Art Gallery
A Cure for Everything c.1947 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

A Cure for Everything c.1947 Laing Art Gallery
Vernon Spencelayh 1917 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Vernon Spencelayh 1917 Guildhall Museum, Rochester
The first Mrs Spencelayh (Elizabeth Hodson Stowe) 1889 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

The first Mrs Spencelayh (Elizabeth Hodson Stowe) 1889 Guildhall Museum, Rochester
Alderman Robert Gordon Brew (1859–1937), Mayor of Lewisham (1912–1913) Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Alderman Robert Gordon Brew (1859–1937), Mayor of Lewisham (1912–1913) Lewisham Heritage
Polly Not Forgotten Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Polly Not Forgotten Guildhall Museum, Rochester
Charles Spencelayh at the Age of 33 1898 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Charles Spencelayh at the Age of 33 1898 Guildhall Museum, Rochester
A Kill with the Whaddon Chase Foxhounds 1889 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958) and Allen Culpeper Sealy (1850–1927)

A Kill with the Whaddon Chase Foxhounds 1889 Discover Bucks Museum
Solitaire 1952 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Solitaire 1952 Alfred East Art Gallery
A Dark Beauty 1922 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

A Dark Beauty 1922 Guildhall Museum, Rochester
Generation to Generation 1949 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Generation to Generation 1949 Manchester Art Gallery
A Lover of Dickens 1947 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

A Lover of Dickens 1947 Gallery Oldham
His Daily Ration 1946 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

His Daily Ration 1946 Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
It's War 1942 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

It's War 1942 Grundy Art Gallery
My Pet 1890 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

My Pet 1890 Guildhall Museum, Rochester
Mrs Price, Wife of Alderman Price, Mayor of Rochester 1922 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Mrs Price, Wife of Alderman Price, Mayor of Rochester 1922 Guildhall Museum, Rochester
His Favourite Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

His Favourite Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum
Portrait of a Small Girl Standing with a Doll c.1910 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Portrait of a Small Girl Standing with a Doll c.1910 Hampshire Cultural Trust Headquarters, Winchester (Hampshire County Council’s Fine Art Collection)
Frindsbury Steam Brewery 1890s Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Frindsbury Steam Brewery 1890s Guildhall Museum, Rochester
The Second Mrs Spencelayh 1947 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

The Second Mrs Spencelayh 1947 Guildhall Museum, Rochester
Dutch Snow Scene 1882 Charles Spencelayh (1865–1958)

Dutch Snow Scene 1882 Guildhall Museum, Rochester