Background
Spencelayh was born in Rochester in Kent, and first studied at the National Art Training School, South Kensington.
Spencelayh was born in Rochester in Kent, and first studied at the National Art Training School, South Kensington.
He showed his work at the Paris Salon, but most of his exhibitions were in Britain. Many of his subjects were of domestic scenes, painted with an almost photographic detail, such as "The Laughing Parson" (1935) and "His Daily Ration" (1946). He also painted still life subjects including "Apples" (1951).
Spencelayh was a favourite of Queen Mary, who was an avid collector of his work.
In 1924 he painted a miniature of King George V for the Queen"s dolls house. On 17 December 2009, Spencelayh"s masterpiece "" was sold at auction at Sotheby"s for over £345,000.
An exhibition of paintings, miniatures and engravings by Spencelayh was held between 31 January to 21 June 2015 at The Guildhall Museum, Rochester, Kent.