About Richard Ball Spencer
Lived 1812 – 1897 (aged 84–85). Richard Ball Spencer was a British painter.
Richard Ball Spencer (also, incorrectly, Richard Barnett Spencer) was a British marine painter, active from 1840 to 1874.
A son William Ball Spencer (1854-1923) (sometimes, incorrectly known as, Richard Barnett Spencer) also became active as a ship portraitist.
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Who was Richard Ball Spencer?
English painter (1812–1897)
When was Richard Ball Spencer born?
Richard Ball Spencer was born on 11 November 1812 in St Pancras.
When did Richard Ball Spencer die?
Richard Ball Spencer died in 1897 in West Ham.
What was Richard Ball Spencer's occupation?
Richard Ball Spencer was a painter.
What nationality was Richard Ball Spencer?
Richard Ball Spencer was British.
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