# Stanley Spencer Gallery > The Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham ## Posts - [Revealing Genius, Conserving Art](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/winter-exhibition-2025/): Revealing Genius, Conserving Art:Spencer’s Final Masterpiece This autumn, the Stanley Spencer Gallery invites visitors to witness the scientific analysis of a work of art in real time. For the first time in two decades, Stanley Spencer’s monumental unfinished painting, Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta, will be brought down from its elevated wall position in the gallery and displayed at eye level. Throughout the exhibition, a conservator will be working live in the gallery, carefully examining the painting. As they study Spencer’s brushwork, pigments, and materials, visitors will gain fascinating insights into the artist’s technique — including how he transferred his... - [Explore the Gallery with Bloomberg Connects](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/stanley-spencer-gallery-bloomberg-connects/): EXPLORE THE GALLERY WITH BLOOMBERG CONNECTS The Stanley Spencer Gallery now has its very own digital guide thanks to the Bloomberg Connects app – the free arts and culture app that brings museums and galleries to life on your phone or tablet. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our wonderful team of volunteers, the Gallery has been able to create this new resource for visitors near and far. Their knowledge and enthusiasm have been invaluable in bringing together Stanley Spencer’s story, ensuring his work can be enjoyed in new and exciting ways. What you’ll discoverThe guide includes insights... - [Special Winter Tours](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/winter-walks/): Group visits SPECIAL WINTER TOURS Stanley (left) and his Brother Gilbert strolling in Cookham SPECIAL WINTER TOURS Winter Gallery Tours Join one of our special winter tours on days when the Gallery is closed to the public. These intimate sessions offer a unique opportunity to explore the exhibition in a quiet setting. Tour Dates at 11:00am: December 8th January 12th February 9th Cost: £15 per person (excluding booking fee) Book here via Eventbrite  School Visits Schools are warmly invited to book a tailored visit to the Gallery, designed to suit your curriculum and age group. For more information, visit our... - [Love & Landscape: Stanley Spencer in Suffolk](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/love-landscape-stanley-spencer-in-suffolk/): LOVE & LANDSCAPE: STANLEY SPENCER IN SUFFOLK The Stanley Spencer Gallery is partnering with Gainsborough’s House to present a major exhibition of the works of one of England’s greatest twentieth-century painters, Sir Stanley Spencer (1891–1959). The most ambitious exhibition dedicated to Stanley Spencer in a decade will open at Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury this autumn, before transferring to the Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham from April 2026. The partnership between the two museums will feature over 20 works from the Stanley Spencer Gallery presented alongside major loans from Tate, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries, and other public lenders, as well as rarely seen... - [Summer Exhibition: That Marvellous Atmosphere](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/summer-exhibition-that-marvellous-atmosphere/): SUMMER EXHIBITION 2025 That Marvellous Atmosphere Stanley Spencer and Cookham Regatta Our summer exhibition takes a deep dive into Stanley Spencer’s last, great imaginative painting, Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta. This enormous and ambitious painting was his main focus for the last ten years of his life. In characteristic fashion, Spencer turned his childhood memories of the golden era Cookham Regatta into an event of great spiritual significance. Spencer explained, ‘Everything to do with love is meant in this Regatta scene. In that marvellous atmosphere nothing can go wrong.’ Sadly, Spencer died before he was able to finish painting it,... - [Weaving Stories](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/weaving-stories/): WEAVING STORIES https://youtube.com/watch?v=3ypUj7H_gBU%3Frel%3D0%26%23038%3Bmodestbranding%3D1%26%23038%3Bshowinfo%3D0%26%23038%3Benablejsapi%3D1 An Introduction Welcome to Weaving Stories, a captivating series of short videos exploring Stanley Spencer’s artistic treatment of fabrics and materials. We dive into the creative processes that define Spencer’s unique approach to texture, form and symbolism. Join us as we unravel the rich layers of Spencer’s art, offering a deeper appreciation of the materials that helped shape his iconic works. 1 of 11 – The Sabbath Breakers, 1952 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRDtpBgH6cc 2 of 11 – At the Chest of Drawers, 1936 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIZr7syHO-g 3 of 11 – The Bridge, 1936 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wwXlj_Y8Mg 4 of 11 – Fitting Dress on Table... - [Twelve Hidden Gems](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/twelve-hidden-gems/): TWELVE HIDDEN GEMS Discover 12 Hidden Gems in Stanley Spencer’s Masterpiece at Sandham Chapel. This engaging short film takes viewers on a journey through Spencer’s visionary murals at Sandham Memorial Chapel, revealing subtle details and personal touches that illuminate his unique approach to storytelling and spirituality. Trustee Amanda Bradley Petitgas guides viewers through Spencer’s extraordinary murals, revealing poignant and often overlooked details, from the quiet symbolism of sorting laundry and scrubbing floors to a wounded soldier’s glance and Spencer’s own self-portrait. Each of the twelve insights offers a fresh perspective on war, faith and humanity. Watch the video here or... - [Featured-Pictures](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/featured-pictures/): PICTURES OF THE MONTH From time to time we plan to choose a picture from the Gallery’s collection, including ones that have rarely been on display as well as some of Spencer’s best loved paintings. September VIEW FROM COOKHAM BRIDGE 1936 Painted many years before ‘Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta’, but from a similarly elevated viewpoint, Spencer showed the view from the other side of the bridge, this time as far as the horizon, including Turk’s boatyard and Holy Trinity church, which had already featured in major works. Sadly, the boatyard has gone but ‘Riverdene’, the white house in the... - [Featured Pictures Test](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/featured-pictures-test/): PICTURES OF THE MONTH From time to time we plan to choose a picture from the Gallery’s collection, including ones that have rarely been on display as well as some of Spencer’s best loved paintings. The featured picture at the Stanley Spencer Gallery for August is Dinner on the Hotel Lawn, generously loaned by Tate. This exceptional work is on display as part of our current exhibition and offers a rare opportunity to see Spencer’s vision up close. August DINNER ON THE HOTEL LAWN (1952) Dinner on the Hotel Lawn is one of a series painted by Stanley Spencer in... - [Swan Upping](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/swan-upping/): SWAN UPPING David Barber – Royal Swan Marker Swan Upping returns to Cookham: a living tradition This July, the River Thames will once again host the historic Swan Upping ceremony, a royal tradition dating back to the 12th century. As the flotilla of skiffs glides past the village of Cookham, visitors will witness a spectacle of pageantry, and heritage—just as Stanley Spencer once did. Swan Upping is the annual census of the swan population on stretches of the Thames in the counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. This historic ceremony dates from the twelfth century, when the Crown... - [Summer Strolls](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/summer-strolls/): SUMMER STROLLS Stanley with brother Gilbert strolling in Cookham High Street Monday 8th September – Stanley’s “Village in Heaven” The walk will start from the Gallery at 10.00am, covering 4.1 miles and taking approximately 2.5 hours.  It will be a pleasant stroll through the Cookham countryside, learning about Spencer’s favourite views and the locations of some of his paintings. The walk costs £10, with a small booking fee, with free entry to the Gallery on the day of the walk. The walk will be led by Gallery archivist Ann Danks. Spaces are limited and you will need to book in advance... - [Matteo Massagrande](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/matteo-massagrande/): MATTEO MASSAGRANDE MATTEO MASSAGRANDE: IN DIALOGUE WITH STANLEY SPENCER Exhibition at the Pontone Gallery 6 June – 5 July 2025 ‘Paintings born from true love affairs’: Matteo Massagrande (1959 – ) and Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) For some, Stanley Spencer’s work has become synonymous with love affairs, the tragic consequences of which led to some of the most avant-garde evocations of the human body of its day. But the visual union of these two artists is a very different sort of ‘love affair’, to use the words of Massagrande. Having encountered Spencer’s work, he harboured a desire to understand the artist... - [Summer Strolls](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/summer-strolls-2/): SUMMER STROLLS Monday 14 July – The beauty of Cookham through Spencer’s eyes A longer walk, covering just over four miles and taking approximately two and a half hours. This walk will be a pleasant stroll through the Cookham countryside, learning about Spencer’s favourite views and the locations of some of his paintings. The walk costs £10, with a small booking fee, with free entry to the Gallery on the day of the walk. The walk will be led by Gallery archivist Ann Danks. Spaces are limited and you will need to book in advance here. Stanley with brother Gilbert... - [River Trip - Monday 30th June](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/river-trip/): River Trip – Monday 30th June Join us for a voyage on the steam launch Alaska, built in 1883, and the oldest working pleasure steamer on the Thames. The trip will depart from Cookham on Stanley Spencer’s birthday, Monday 30th June and will include a welcome drink and short on-board talk from exhibition curator Amy Lim. Tickets £55 (£45 for Friends of the Gallery) to include entry to the exhibition, go on sale from 3 April for Friends and 17 April for general admission. Spaces are limited and you will need to book in advance here. Sailing Through Spencer’s Cookham: A... - [Love & Landscape: Stanley Spencer in Suffolk test](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/love-landscape-stanley-spencer-in-suffolk-test/): LOVE & LANDSCAPE:STANLEY SPENCER IN SUFFOLK. The Stanley Spencer Gallery is partnering with Gainsborough’s House to present a major exhibition of the works of one of England’s greatest twentieth-century painters, Sir Stanley Spencer (1891–1959). The most ambitious exhibition dedicated to Stanley Spencer in a decade will open at Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury this autumn, before transferring to the Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham from April 2026. The partnership between the two museums will feature over 20 works from the Stanley Spencer Gallery presented alongside major loans from Tate, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries, and other public lenders, as well as rarely seen... - [Sarah Tubb and the Heavenly Visitors](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/sarah-tubb-and-heavenly-visitors/): Sarah Tubb and the Heavenly Visitors Describing the painting Sarah Tubb and the Heavenly Visitors (1933), Spencer recalled how his father had told him of the event when ‘one evening the Northern Lights were very clear, and the villagers were wondering about them. Grannie Tubb knelt down in her garden and prayed.’ Spencer places this scene on Cookham High Street outside the shop next to Sarah Tubb’s home. The postcard rack hanging outside the shop can clearly be seen in this photo of the shop. Stanley goes on to write, ‘On the right a woman is taking down the postcard... - [Church renovations and portrait of Roy](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/holy-trinity-chuch-portrait-of-roy/): Church renovations and the portrait of Roy  This sensitive portrayal of five-year-old Roy Lacey leaning over the back of the church pew was drawn by the untrained Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) when he was sixteen years old. It was acquired for the Gallery in 1993 with assistance from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Art Fund and has proved a perennially popular image with visitors. It’s a charming scene, set in Holy Trinity church in Cookham. Roy stands on the pew, peering over to see what he could see, just as Spencer peered over fences and walls in his native... - [Heritage Prints](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/heritage-prints/): Study for portrait of Sarah Tubb – Limited Edition Print £50 - [test-post](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/test-post/):     Swiss Girl (c1933-1935)  From time to time we plan to choose a picture from the Gallery’s collection, including ones that have rarely been on display as well as some of Spencer’s best loved paintings. Spencer was not a frequent traveller, but in 1933 he received a telegram from the businessman, Edward Beddington-Behrens, to join him in Saas Fee.  “Come to the mountains,” the telegram said. “Nothing required except strong boots and a spirit of adventure.”  Spencer rose to the challenge, and was soon reporting to his agent, Dudley Tooth,  “I am having a magnificent time and hope to... - [Revealing Genius](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/revealing-genius/): REVEALING GENIUS 2025/26 REVEALING GENIUS – CONSERVING ART Stanley Spencer’s Final Masterpiece The Stanley Spencer Gallery is delighted to announce its forthcoming exhibition, Revealing Genius, Conserving Art: Stanley Spencer’s Final Masterpiece, opening on 6 November 2025.This winter, the Stanley Spencer Gallery presents a rare opportunity to see Stanley Spencer’s monumental unfinished painting Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta (1952–59) up close. From 6 November 2025 to 29 March 2026, the painting will be displayed at eye level for the first time in over 20 years, alongside a live conservation project taking place in the gallery. Visitors will discover the story behind... - [Autism Berkshire Visit](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/autism-berkshire-visit/): We were delighted to welcome Autism Berkshire’s Adult Walking Group to our new Exhibition, The Cookham Brotherhood, the Art of Gilbert and Stanley Spencer, on World Autism Awareness Day (2 April). The Gallery strives to make our Exhibitions as accessible as possible to everyone who wishes to visit us and we support Autism Berkshire and the National Autistic Society’s mission in striving for an inclusive society.   - [Hanging the summer exhibition](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/hanging-the-summer-exhibition/) - [Patricia at Cockmarsh Hill saved for the nation](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/patricia-at-cockmarsh-hill-saved/): We are delighted to have acquired Patricia at Cockmarsh Hill (1935) thanks to generous support from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund and the Friends of the Stanley Spencer Gallery.  This important work encapsulates not only Spencer’s artistic vision, but also captures a moment in time when his life was transformed. Cookham was central to Spencer’s wellbeing both emotionally and artistically. He considered it to be ‘heaven on earth’ and a place for ‘divine happenings’. He had moved away from the village when he was painting his monumental canvases for Sandham Memorial Chapel (1927-32), but at the same time... - [Gilbert Spencer: a very English artist - a talk by Paul Gough](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/gilbert-spencer-a-very-english-artist-talk/): Ahead of the opening of our new exhibition, The Cookham Brotherhood, we were delighted to welcome Paul Gough to give us an insight into the life and work of Gilbert Spencer, painter, professor and younger brother to Stanley Spencer. Drawing on his extensive research into the lives and artistic careers of the brothers Paul illustrated their lifelong bond, their friendship and also their rivalry. Paul expertly brought to life Gilbert’s extraordinary versatility as a painter of the English pastoral, its agricultural potency, and his brilliance as both portraitist and mural painter. Paul Gough is a painter, writer and broadcaster, a... - [Maidenhead MP Theresa May visits Gallery](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/theresa-may-visits-gallery/): Maidenhead MP Theresa May visited the Gallery in February and was shown round the current exhibition ‘Everywhere is Heaven’ which is the Stanley Spencer Gallery’s first exhibition to show the work of a contemporary artist alongside works by Stanley Spencer. A number of works by Roger Wagner, from private collections, are hung in the Gallery alongside works from the Stanley Spencer Gallery and the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Theresa May said, ‘The Stanley Spencer Gallery is a hidden local gem. We are so fortunate in having it on our doorstep and I always enjoy visiting it. Seeing a contemporary artist featured... - [Winter Exhibition 2024](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/winter-exhibition-2024/): WINTER EXHIBITION  Our winter exhibition uses the collection of the Stanley Spencer Gallery to look at what inspired him and show how his reality and imagination merged. The exhibition will invite the viewer to look with their own eyes beyond what they see, just as Spencer did. “Everything has a sort of double meaning for me, there’s the ordinary everyday meaning of things, and the imaginary meaning about it all, and I wanted to bring these things together.”       Stanley Spencer (1891 – 1959) Stanley Spencer’s art is autobiographical, personal and strangely mysterious, and at times beyond comprehension to... - [Featured Pictures](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/featured-pictures-test-2/): PICTURES OF THE MONTH From time to time we plan to choose a picture from the Gallery’s collection, including ones that have rarely been on display as well as some of Spencer’s best loved paintings. March THE ANGEL, COOKHAM CHURCHYARD 1936-37 The Angel by Stanley Spencer is a poignant painting captured from an unusual and likely uncomfortable viewpoint. The angel appears to lean in protectively, with a billowing flag from the church tower highlighting its serene profile. A smudge on the Saint George’s cross, possibly from the artist’s finger, adds a human touch contrasting with the hard stone of the... ## Pages - [anewpage](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/anewpage/): Mind and Mortality Stanley Spencer’s Final Portraits 4 November 2021 – 27 March 2022 Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) was one of the finest portrait painters of the twentieth-century, creating penetrating images of people he knew and admired. He also captured his own features as they changed over the decades, and this exhibition will include his earliest known self-portrait of 1912, (on loan from the Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead) and his last two in 1959, finished just months before his death from cancer. The unflinching gaze of his drawing in red crayon makes a startling contrast with the much tamer oil painting he... - [Visit](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/visit/): VISIT THE GALLERY OPENING TIMES ADMISSION PRICES GETTING HERE ACCESS GROUP VISITS FURTHER INFO WHAT’S ON Revealing Genius, Conserving Art Explore the Gallery with Bloomberg Connects Special Winter Tours Opening times OPENING TIMES Winter opening hours  Open Thurs – Sun only 11am – 4:30pm Last entry: 4pm (Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day) Admission prices Admission prices Adults £7.00Age 18 to 25 years £3.50Art Fund £3.50Museum Assoc. £3.50Advantage Cards £3.50 Free entry for:Friends of the Gallery, Carers, Accompanied Children (under 18) Getting here Getting here Our address is High Street, Cookham, Berkshire SL6 9SJ, UK. Cookham is in Berkshire, 4... - [Homepage](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/): Revealing Genius, Conserving Art 6 November – 29 March 2026 Tickets Available on Arrival “Special display for treasured unfinished painting”BBC News”Moving heaven and earth.”The Times”His most ambitious work.”ITV News”A brush with Heaven.”Country Life News & Events Revealing Genius, Conserving Art Explore the Gallery with Bloomberg Connects Summer Exhibition: That Marvellous Atmosphere ABOUT Stanley Spencer’s enduring influence This profound impact on the art world, characterised by a unique blend of spirituality, realism and imagination, has left an enduring legacy that continues to captivate and inspire generations of artists and enthusiasts. Importance and influence A short biography Join us and support the... - [Christ Preaching Gets a Closer Look](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/christ-preaching-gets-a-closer-look/): Christ Preaching Gets a Closer Look: Conservation at the Stanley Spencer Gallery Measuring some 536cm in width by about 206cm in height – roughly 18 feet by 7 feet – Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta stands among the largest and most ambitious works by Stanley Spencer. Completed only in part at the time of Spencer’s death in 1959, the painting has long been hung high in the gallery. Jack Taylor / The Times / News Licensing As part of the new exhibition Revealing Genius, Conserving Art: Stanley Spencer’s Final Masterpiece, the canvas has been carefully lowered and placed at eye... - [News colin](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/news-colin/): NEWS Revealing Genius, Conserving Art Explore the Gallery with Bloomberg Connects Love & Landscape: Stanley Spencer in Suffolk Summer Exhibition: That Marvellous Atmosphere Weaving Stories Twelve Hidden Gems Swan Upping Summer Strolls Matteo Massagrande 1 - [The Shop](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/the-shop/): The Shop If  you would like to purchase anything from our shop contact us on : 01628 520113 or 07850 512135, or you can email  shop@stanleyspencer.org.uk   Christmas Cards Angel in Cookham ChurchyardPack of 10 : £7.50 SnowdropsPack of 10 : £7.50 Fetching HollyPack of 10 : £7.50 Apples in the SnowPack of 10 : £7.50 Dusting ShelvesPack of 10 : £7.50Out of Stock We also have a mixed pack containing 2 of each of the cards shown Pack of 10 : £7.50   Postage (2nd class : £2.50)   Prints View from Cookham Bridge450 x 320 mm£20.00  (£35 mounted) Neighbours320... - [Press-test-rosy](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/press-test-rosy/): PRESS Rosy Made in Bed 21st April 2025“Whether you’re here for divine inspiration, Edwardian nostalgia, or the joy of seeing the spiritual potential of a mop, this exhibition delivers” by Mairi Alice Dun. The Guardian 18th April 2025Stanley Spencer’s epic vision of a tumultuous, happy occasion, Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta, gets an airing,” says Jonathan Jones. Art UK 16th April 2025“That marvellous atmosphere: Stanley Spencer and Cookham Regatta” by Amy Lim. The Telegraph 3rd April 2025Given 4 stars by Evgenia Siokos who described it as “Intoxicating mayhem in a quaint Berkshire village… Honing in on the artist’s last major... - [Press](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/press/): PRESS The Art Newspaper 19th November 2025 Discover the unexpected details emerging from the live conservation of the unfinished Spencer Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta. ITV News 7th November 2025 An extraordinary opportunity to view Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta at eye-level has arrived at the Stanley Spencer Gallery, following its repositioning in the latest exhibition. The Tablet 6th November 2025 Discover how Stanley Spencer’s Suffolk years unfold as a spiritual soap-opera of love, faithand everyday miracles. BBC News 27th October 2025 Special display for treasured unfinished painting. An unfinished painting by a leading twentieth century British artist will be... - [Homepage-test-colin](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/homepage-test-colin/): THAT MARVELLOUS ATMOSPHERE Reality and Imagination in the Art of Stanley Spencer 7 November – 30 March. Tickets available on arrival. Find out more 6 November – 29 March 2026  Tickets available on arrival. 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The trip will depart from Cookham on Stanley Spencer’s birthday, Monday 30th June and will include a welcome drink and short on-board talk from exhibition curator Amy Lim. Tickets £55 (£45 for Friends of the Gallery) to include entry to the exhibition, go on sale from 3 April for Friends and 17 April for general admission. - [whats-on](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/whats-on/): WHAT’S ON SUMMER EXHIBITION 2025 That Marvellous Atmosphere Read more SUMMER STROLLS Book for our popular walks around Cookham exploring aspects of Spencer’s life and works.  Read more THAMES STEAMBOAT TRIP Join us for a voyage on the steam launch Alaska, the oldest working pleasure steamer on the Thames.  Read more - [whats-on-old](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/whats-on-old/): WHAT’S ON SEEING THE UNSEEN Reality and Imagination in the Art of Stanley Spencer Read more SUMMER STROLLS Book for our popular walks around Cookham exploring different aspects of Stanley Spencer’s life and works. The three walks take place over the summer starting in May …. Read more - [ColinstestPage](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/colinstestpage/): WHAT’S ON SEEING THE UNSEEN Reality and Imagination in the Art of Stanley Spencer Read more SUMMER STROLLS Book for our popular walks around Cookham exploring different aspects of Stanley Spencer’s life and works. The three walks take place over the summer starting in May …. Read more - [Shop](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/shop-2/): SHOP If  you would like to purchase anything from our shop contact us on 01628 520113 or 07850 512135, or you can email shop@stanleyspencer.org.uk Christmas Cards Angel in Cookham ChurchyardPack of 10 : £7.50 SnowdropsPack of 10 : £7.50 Fetching HollyPack of 10 : £7.50 Apples in the SnowPack of 10 : £7.50 Dusting ShelvesPack of 10 : £7.50 We also have a mixed pack containing 2 of each of the cards shown Pack of 10 : £7.50 Postage (2nd class : £3.00) Prints View from Cookham Bridge450 x 320 mm£20.00  (£35 mounted) Neighbours320 x 450 mm£20.00 The Last Supper450... - [About The Gallery](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/about-the-gallery/): ABOUT THE GALLERY Located in the heart of Cookham village, the Gallery is uniquely connected to Stanley Spencer’s spiritual home. THE GALLERY THE COLLECTION THE ARTIST THE BUILDING THE CHARITY THE TRUSTEES THE GALLERY The Stanley Spencer Gallery is dedicated to the life experience and imaginative world of one of Britain’s most talented artists. Its regular programme of summer and winter exhibitions promotes inspiration and enjoyment through expertly curated encounters with high quality art. The Stanley Spencer Gallery is led and run by a community of volunteers who are passionate about the art they care for, the artist who created... - [Homepage-test-rosy](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/homepage-test-rosy/): THAT MARVELLOUS ATMOSPHERE Reality and Imagination in the Art of Stanley Spencer 7 November – 30 March. Tickets available on arrival. Find out more That Marvellous Atmosphere Stanley Spencer and the Cookham Regatta 3 April – 2 November. Tickets available on arrival.  “Intoxicating mayhem in a quaint Berkshire village…”The Telegraph”This might be the perfect summer jaunt.”Country & Town House”A culmination of his life’s work and worldview.”Made in Bed Winter Exhibition 2024 Stanley Spencer’s art is autobiographical, personal and strangely mysterious, and sometimes beyond the comprehension of an ‘unseeing eye’.   He was one of the most original artists of his era, belonging... - [Visit-old](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/visit-old/): VISIT THE GALLERY OPENING TIMES ADMISSION PRICES GETTING HERE ACCESS GROUP VISITS FURTHER INFO Opening times OPENING TIMES Winter opening hours  Open Thurs – Sun only 11am – 4:30pm Last entry: 4pm Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day Admission prices Admission prices Adults £7.00Age 18 to 25 years £3.50Art Fund £3.50Museum Assoc. £3.50Advantage Cards £3.50 Free entry for:Friends of the Gallery, Carers, Accompanied Children (under 18) Getting here Getting here Our address is High Street, Cookham, Berkshire SL6 9SJ, UK. Cookham is in Berkshire, 4 miles from Maidenhead, 30 miles from London and 19 miles from Reading. BY TRAIN:The Cookham... - [ShopTest](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/shoptest/): Shop If  you would like to purchase anything from our shop contact us on : 01628 520113 or 07850 512135, or you can email  shop@stanleyspencer.org.uk   Christmas Gifts Tote Bag£15 Mug£10 2025 Calendar£10 Christmas Cards Angel in Cookham ChurchyardPack of 10 : £7 Angel in Cookham ChurchyardPack of 10 : £7 Dusting ShelvesPack of 10 : £7 Fetching HollyPack of 10 : £7 We also  have a mixed pack containing 2 each of the cards shown : £7 SnowdropsPack of 10 : £7 Apples in the SnowPack of 10 : £7 Apples in the SnowPack of 10 : £7   Prints... - [test-page](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/test-page/): Our new Winter Exhibition is now open Find out more - [The New Shop](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/the-new-shop/): Support us The Stanley Spencer Gallery is an independent, self-funded museum. We are always grateful for, and fully acknowledge, any support you can provide. Prints Books BECOME A FRIEND LEAVE A LEGACY WITH THANKS Donate Neighbours (1936) As a non-profit institution, we rely on the generous support of individuals who share our passion for preserving and promoting the legacy of Spencer’s extraordinary artistic vision. Your support is vital in sustaining our mission to preserve and promote Spencer’s remarkable art. Donations enable us to maintain engaging exhibitions, educational programs, and conservation initiatives.  By contributing, you play a crucial role in ensuring... - [The Shop](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/theshop/): The Shop If  you would like to purchase anything from our shop contact us on : 01628 520113 or 07850 512135, or you can email  shop@stanleyspencer.org.uk     Prints View from Cookham Bridge450 x 320 mm£20.00  (£35 mounted) Neighbours320 x 450 mm£20.00 The Last Supper450 x 320 mm£20.00 Roy400 x 300mm£25 mounted Magnolias450 x 320 mm£20.00 (£35 mounted) Rock Roses320 x 450  mm£20.00 Swan Upping420 x 600 mm£25.00 (£45 mounted) Turk’s Boatyard600 x 420 mm£25.00 At the Piano320x 480 mm£20.00 The Bridle Path450 x 320 mm£20.00 / £35 mounted Cows at Cookham300 x 430 mm£20.00 Dinner on the Hotel Lawn600 x... - [Importance and influence](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/importance-and-influence/): IMPORTANCE & INFLUENCE The breadth of his genius The works of Stanley Spencer are of worldwide renown. He was a visionary genius, whose work was driven by spirituality, human desire and Cookham, his ‘village in heaven’ where he spent most of his life and painted a great number of works. Stanley Spencer had a profound influence on future generations of artists. It is hard to imagine the work of Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Tracey Emin without the precedent of his raw emotional intensity and unfiltered gaze.  Few painters have demonstrated an ability to capture so many dimensions of human experience and... - [Cookie Policy](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/cookie-policy/): Cookie policy Please read this cookie policy (“cookie policy”, “policy”) carefully before using www.stanleyspencer.org.uk website (“website”, “service”) operated by the Stanley Spencer Gallery (“us”, ‘we”, “our”). What are cookies? Cookies are simple text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier, website’s domain name, and some digits and numbers. What types of cookies do we use? Necessary cookies Necessary cookies allow us to offer you the best possible experience when accessing and navigating through our... - [Visitor guidance](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/visitor-guidance/): Visitor guidance In the Gallery The collection requires careful conservation and environmental monitoring. Please do not: • cross barriers with any part of your body or possessions; • touch paintings, frames, or art installations of any kind; • use laser pointers/pens, umbrellas, pointing sticks or poles of any type, to point at paintings or objects; • use torches (including mobile phone), flash, or magnifying glasses • consume food or drink; or • smoke or vape Please respect the rights of other visitors to quiet contemplation and study.   Photography   You may take photos in the gallery unless it is... - [old coupleour](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/old-couple/): Our Collection Old Couple (1939) Drawing, Pencil on paper, 579mm x 449mm - [Beatitudes-Conciousness](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/beatitudes-conciousness/): Our Collection Beatitudes of Love , Conciousness Drawing, Pencil on Paper, 782mm x 684mm - [View from Cookham Bridge](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/view-from-cookham-bridge-2/): Our Collection View from Cookham Bridge 1936 Oil on Canvas , 787mm x 1016mm   Painted many years before ‘Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta’, but from a similarly elevated viewpoint, Spencer showed the view from the other side of the bridge, this time as far as the horizon, including Turk’s boatyard and Holy Trinity church, which had already featured in major works. - [stanley-by-unity](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/stanley-by-unity/): Our Collection By Unity Spencer Portrait of Stanley Spencer (1957) Painting, Oil on canvas, 506mm x 607mm The artist Unity Spencer painted this portrait of her father in ‘Cliveden View’. He had asked what she would like to do, suggesting ‘a Kopf’ (head) as he wished to do some reading. Her view includes the rolled-up canvas of ‘Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta’ on which he was then working. At the time, Spencer was also painting his double portrait of Mr and Mrs Baggett (Stanley Spencer Gallery), who decided to purchase this portrait too. - [Angel](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/angel/): Our Collection The Angel, Cookham Churchyard (c.1936-37) Painting, Oil on canvas, 610mm x 510mm The statue of the Angel stands at the entrance to Cookham Churchyard, a place of special significance to Stanley Spencer.  This is the second version of the painting and is slightly smaller than the first and has a more serene autumnal feel to it.  It is the only known instance of Spencer repeating a subject.  The work was painted for the artist Gwen Raverat, grand daughter of Charles Darwin, whom Spencer had met and become friendly with at the Slade.  lent by a private collector Join... - [Ann and Cat](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/ann-and-cat/): Our Collection Ann and Cat (1943-44) Drawing, Pencil on paper , 579mm x 449mm Volume 2 of the Astor Collection of drawings. 1943-4 Spencer wrote of the drawings in Volume 2 of this series of pencil compositions ‘they each (so far) have three main figures namely me, a girl, & a bearded figure I call the Holy Ghost…The young man figure is the me taking my part in what is being adored.’ Throughout his career, Spencer appeared in many of his figurative works, as well as featuring in a series of self-portraits. This is a Cookham scene, as indicated in one... - [Goblins](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/goblins/): Our Collection Three Goblins ( c1906) Drawing, Pen and Blank Ink on paper, 455mm x 437m In this early drawing, much influenced by children’s book illustration, three caricatured, capricious-looking comic figures with pointed ears, one of whom casts a strong shadow, stand confidently against a plain background around which Spencer has indicated the tentative beginnings of a decorative border. In about 1905, he began to illustrate fairy tales; many of these drawings have not survived but in 1943 he rediscovered a drawing of a goblin and wrote, ‘All that I now am is there…I love it now in memory, in... - [Disciples](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/disciples/): Our Collection The Disciples at the Gate (1947) Print, Lithograph on paper, 590mm x 432mm Lithograph from drawing of the same name Vol 3 of the Astor Collection of drawings - [Chemist](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/chemist/): Our Collection The Chemist (1931) Drawing, Pencil on paper, 570mm x 459mm The eccentric David Pryce-Jones ran the village chemist’s shop opposite this building. - [Betrayal](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/betrayal/): Our Collection The Betrayal (First Version) (1914,1919) Painting, Oil on canvas, 536mm x 651mm Two soldiers arrest Jesus in a setting based on the adjoining back gardens of the Spencer home ‘Fernlea’, and ‘The Nest’, in Cookham High Street. The unusual naked figure fleeing the scene is recorded in Mark’s Gospel, while on the left Simon Peter cuts off the ear of the High Priest’s servant. The pusillanimous disciples pause by the oast houses to peep over a wall at their Master. Spencer included an annotated sketch of the picture in a letter of 4 November 1919, explaining it was... - [Taking in Washing](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/taking-in-washing/): Our Collection Taking in Washing, Elsie (1943-44) Drawing, Pencil on paper, 579mm x 449mm Volume 2 of the Astor Collection of DrawingsAs Elsie collects stockings, a Holy Ghost figure holds a basket of pegs and Stanley kneels by the fence with his sketchbook. In 1941 he had already described how he was ‘interested in the way she took stockings off the line, she quickly took several of the feet of the stockings into her hand, which caused them to become fan-shaped and then unpegged them so that they flopped over her arms & shoulders like dead leaves…’. He discussed his... - [Swiss Boy](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/swiss-boy/): Our Collection Swiss Boy Drawing, Pencil on paper, 534mm x 438mm Spencer visited Switzerland in 1933 and again in 1935. Both trips were made at the expense of the businessman and financier Edward Beddington-Behrens who later bought all the paintings that Spencer made whilst there, including this portrait of a Swiss boy.   - [Sunbathers](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/sunbathers/): Our Collection Sunbathers at Odney (1935) Painting, Oil on canvas, 912mm x 660mm Intended for the ‘Church House’, this is part of Spencer’s ‘Baptism’ series, set at Odney in Cookham, which depicts events surrounding the Baptism of Christ. Spencer had been one of the village boys who swam at Odney Weir with the ‘city gents’ who took a dip before catching a morning train. - [The building](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/the-building/): THE BUILDING Opening times A short history The Wesleyan Chapel in Cookham High Street was built in 1846. A simple structure of brick and slate, it could accommodate a congregation of up to 107. Stanley Spencer attended the chapel with his mother whose brother had been a local preacher there. The services made a deep impression upon the young artist and he felt a great spiritual significance within the little building, so much so that over thirty years later he was able to recall it in great detail  when drawing Ecstasy in a Wesleyan Chapel which is now in Gallery’s collection. The... - [Christ Robed](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/christ-robed/): Our Collection Study for Christ Robed by Soldiers (1922) Drawing, Pencil on paper, 452mm x 380mm A scene from the last days of Christ’s life. During the mocking of Christ he is dressed in a scarlet robe to be presented to the crowd who will decide his fate. Spencer concentrates on the drama and the pathos of Christ being roughly handled by one of the soldiers as he fits Christ’s arm awkwardly into the robe. A study for the oil painting The Robing of Christ, 1922 (Tate). - [Christ Carrying Cross](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/christ-carrying-cross/): Our Collection Three Studies for Christ Carrying the Cross (c1920) Drawing, Oil and pencil on paper, 421mm x 453mm Oil and pencil on paper, squared for transfer Spencer blocks in tone as he experiments with his composition. Music, like literature was an essential part of Spencer’s life and many of his works have the rhythms and tones that suggest music is present. The shape to the right has become the ivy covered cottage ‘The Nest’, which belonged to Spencer’s grandmother. The men going past ‘The Nest’ carrying their ladders worked for Fairchilds, the builder in Cookham, and were a late... - [Betrayal Study](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/betrayal-study/): Our Collection Study for The Betrayal (1914) Drawing, Sepia on Paper , 564mm x696mm The Betrayal was composed at a time of great confidence for Spencer who later noted ‘When I left the Slade and went back to Cookham I entered a kind of earthly paradise. Everything seemed fresh and to belong to the morning’.  The scene takes place behind the adjoining gardens of Fernlea , the Spencer family home in Cookham High St and The Nest, the property next door. - [street-scene](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/street-scene/): Our Collection Street Scene (1939) Drawing, Pencil on paper, 579mm x 449mm Volume I of the Astor Collection of DrawingsA composite drawing with several sets of figures, including men in the foreground clearing autumn leaves. Sticks radiating like the spokes of a wheel set up a strong rhythm within the design. Lent by a private collector - [stanley-by-chute](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/stanley-by-chute/): Our Collection Stanley Spencer by Chute (1916) Drawing, Pencil on paper, 367mm x 267mm Portrait of Stanley Spencer by Desmond ChuteSpencer liked to give a highly coloured and slightly doctored account of his initial meeting with Desmond Chute at the Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, in November 1915: ‘I was amazed to note that this youth in a beautiful civilian suit was walking towards me as if he meant to speak to me; the usual visitors to the hospital passed us orderlies by as they would pass a row of bedpans.’ Although four years younger than Spencer, Chute’s friendship would introduce... - [stan-and-mary](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/stan-and-mary/): Our Collection Stan and Mary drawing each other Print, Lithograph on paper, 590mm x 435mm Lithograph, trial proof, from drawing ‘Couple drawing each other, Stan and Mary’ Vol 1 of the Astor Collection of drawings. - [Family With Dog](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/family-with-dog/): Our Collection Spencer Family with Dog Print, Lithograph on paper, 620mm x 506mm - [Burners](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/burners/): Our Collection Shipbuilding on The Clyde : Burners (1941) Lithograph on Paper, 830mm x 1086mm - [self-portrait-1913](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/self-portrait-1913/): Our Collection Self-Portrait 1913 Photolithograph after Self-Portrait 1913, 356mm x 216mm - [self-portrait-1923](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/self-portrait-1923/): Our Collection Self Portrait (1923) Painting, Oil on canvas, 655mm x 545mm Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) was honest and uncompromising in recording the changes in his features. In this second, painted self-portrait he still appears a noticeably youthful figure. Painted in rich, warm colours, it was sold for 20 guineas in his successful Goupil Gallery exhibition of 1927, which helped to confirm his reputation. - [self-portrait-1959](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/self-portrait-1959/): Our Collection Self Portrait (1959) Drawing, Red Conté on paper, 537mm x 357mm The last known self-portrait drawing of Stanley Spencer —completed a few months before his death in 1959 — has been acquired by the gallery dedicated to his work in his home village, Cookham, Berkshire. Spencer drew the self-portrait in red conté while observing himself in a dressing table mirror. - [sandham-north](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/sandham-north/): Our Collection Study for Burghclere Chapel North Wall (1923) Drawing, Pencil and sepia wash on paper, 595mm x760mm Spencer’s mural decorations in the Sandham Memorial Chapel, 1927-1932, commemorating his experience of military service in Bristol and Macedonia during the First World War, are one of the great achievements of twentieth century painting. Staying with his friend Henry Lamb in Poole, he produced these studies, ‘a whole architectural scheme of the pictures’. Together with other drawings, they were seen that summer by Louis and Mary Behrend who decided to build a chapel to house the projected paintings. It was to be... - [sandham-south](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/sandham-south/): Our Collection Study for Burghclere Chapel South Wall (1923) Drawing, Pencil and sepia wash on paper, 595mm x 760mm Spencer’s mural decorations in the Sandham Memorial Chapel, 1927-1932, commemorating his experience of military service in Bristol and Macedonia during the First World War, are one of the great achievements of twentieth century painting. Staying with his friend Henry Lamb in Poole, he produced these studies, ‘a whole architectural scheme of the pictures’. Together with other drawings, they were seen that summer by Louis and Mary Behrend who decided to build a chapel to house the projected paintings. It was to... - [sarah-tubb-study](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/sarah-tubb-study/): Our Collection Study for Sarah Tubb and the Heavenly Visitors (1933) Drawing, Pencil on squared paper, 470mm x 400mm In this preparatory study, one of the holy figures comes to Sarah as she kneels by the railings of her cottage garden. - [sarah-tubb](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/sarah-tubb/): Our Collection Sarah Tubb and the Heavenly Visitors (1933) Painting, Oil on canvas, 1089mm x 1190mm In 1910 the tail of Halley’s comet created an exceptional sunset which so frightened ‘Granny’ Tubb that she feared the end of the world had come and knelt by her gate in Cookham High Street to pray. Not recalling her features, Spencer replaced them with those of her daughter Sarah. She is comforted by heavenly visitors who present her with ‘all those things which she loved’. The picture is set in Cookham and is based on a story told to the artist by his... - [saint-veronica](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/saint-veronica/): Our Collection Saint Veronica Unmasking Christ (1921)4) Painting, Oil on Canvas, 994mm x 840mm Painted at the Slessers’ house in Bourne End this picture was designed to form the left wing of a triptych in their chapel. The right wing was to be ‘Christ Overturning the Money Changers’ Table’, while the central panel was a larger version of the overturning theme. The chapel setting turned Spencer’s thoughts to Renaissance art and the triptych format, though in the event the works were never hung together in this way. The legend of St Veronica is that she held her veil to the... - [sack-of-potatoess](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/sack-of-potatoes/): Our Collection A Sack of Potatoes (c1907) Print, Pen and ink on paper, 392mm x 385mm Clearly an observed scene in a Cookham barn, this may be the ‘drawing of a sack of potatoes’ which the painter-etcher Ernest Lomsden noticed and admired. Spencer’s father therefore showed some of Stanley’s drawings to Lady Boston, his own patron at Hedsor church and a former student at the Slade. She gave Stanley some art lessons, paid for his tuition for a year at the Technical School at Maidenhead, 1907-8, and then recommended he try for the Slade. She paid his fees there from... - [Roy](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/roy/): Our Collection Roy (1907) Print, Pen and ink on paper, 441mm x351mm Drawn before he entered the Slade, Spencer used pen and ink, a favourite medium for his early drawings. Born in Cookham in 1902, Roy Lacey is thought to be a son of the Laceys who kept the boatyard by the bridge. He leans over the back of a pew in the village church of Holy Trinity. With Spencer’s retentive visual memory it was not unknown for him to return to a motif years later, so that ‘In Church’, 1958, contains a similar figure. - [Rose](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/rose/): Our Collection Rose Flower Study (1959) Drawing, Pen and ink on paper, 436mm x 538mm A sketch given to Philip Metz this is an example of Spencer delighting in a detail of nature and committing it to paper with the first drawing implement that was at hand - [Riggers](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/riggers/): Our Collection Shipbuilding on the Clyde Riggers c1941 Drawing, Pencil on squared paper, 351mm x 1355mm Part of Spencer’s commission from the War Artists’ Advisory Committee. The commission resulted in a series of oil paintings including ‘Riggers’, for which this is a drawing, squared up for transfer to canvas. - [retrieving-a-ball](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/retrieving-a-ball/): Our Collection Retrieving a Ball (1954) Print, Lithograph on paper, 590mm x 711mm Retrieving a Ball, 1954 Lithograph, 40 x 53.5cm Gifted by Lathonia Mercer 2017 In this engaging scene, Spencer set the figures on the edge of a ploughed field close to Cliveden View, his home in Cookham Rise.  In his popular Cookham exhibition of 1958 the artist used the alternative title, ‘Barbed Wire at Cookham’.  Spencer made only three lithographs, under the guidance of Henry Trivick, visiting instructor in lithography at the Regent Street Polytechnic.  In a memoir, Trivick recorded that Spencer ‘worked from a small rough sketch’ and ‘slowly built... - [jairus daughter](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/jairus-daughter/): Our Collection Raising of Jairus’s Daughter (1944-46) Drawing, Pencil on paper, 579mm x 449mm Volume 3 of the Astor Collection of drawings.  Spencer used this drawing for the central panel of his Port Glasgow Resurrection triptych, ‘The Resurrection with the Raising of Jairus’s Daughter’, 1947. Behind a homely geranium on the windowsill, Christ points to heaven and clasps the hand of the child He brought back to life, who now sits up on the bed. In the Bible the unbelievers were firmly ejected, whereas with typical tolerance Spencer allowed them to remain, though they turn away and are unaware of... - [pullens farm](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/pullens-farm/): Our Collection Pullens Farm Drawing, Pencil on paper, 579mm x 449mm Volume 1 of the Astor Collection of DrawingsLike so many drawings in the series, this is squared for transfer to canvas, so that a painting could be made from it. Spencer recorded a picture of ‘Pullens Farm, Leonard Stanley’ 1942 in a list of works. Lent by a private collector - [William Spencer](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/william-spencer/): Our Collection Portrait of William Spencer (1950) Drawing, Pencil on paper, 580mm x 426mm A portrait of the artist’s eldest brother who became Professor of Music at Cologne Conservatoire. Inscribed, verso, ‘Will drawn in Thun, Switzerland in Jan 1950’, - [William Perrin](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/william-perrin/): Our Collection William Perrin (1935) Facsimile, Pencil on paper, 535mm x 424mm The sitter was a mountain guide in Zermatt, in whose company Spencer’s patron Sir Edward Beddington-Behrens spent many holidays, walking and climbing in summer, and skiing in winter. Perren also owned small parcels of land high in the mountains on which he kept cows, or grew hay and oats. The milk had to be carried down the mountainside in cans strapped to the backs of Perren, his wife or children. The crops were moved in huge baskets. Possibly because of the dangers inherent in the mountains, Perren was... - [Mrs Perrin](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/mrs-perrin/): Our Collection Portrait of Mrs William Perrin (1933) Lacsimile, Pencil on paper, 537mm x 423mm Spencer made this study of Mrs Perren in her wedding hat on a visit to Switzerland in the 1930s . His patron Sir Edward Beddington-Behrens recorded that Spencer drew the local women going to church in their intricately embroidered native dress. Patricia Preece, who accompanied him, also remembered Spencer producing portrait drawings of women: in the head-dresses covered in patterns of gold thread worn at christenings. The hotel proprietor arranged a number of such sittings. Similar head-dresses appear in the large triptych ‘Souvenir of Switzerland’,... - [stanley-at-cliveden](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/stanley-at-cliveden/): Our Collection Portrait of Stanley Outside Cliveden View c. 1952 Drawing, Pen and ink on paper, 614mm x 664mm This painting by Richard Kennedy, an artist who lived in Maidenhead, shows Spencer outside Cliveden View, the house in Cookham Rise where he lived from 1945 to 1959. Built by his Grandfather, Julius Spencer, it had previously been occupied by Spencer’s sister Annie. The artist used his bedroom as a studio and many villagers recall being taken upstairs and shown ‘Christ Preaching at Cookham Regatta’ as work in progress. - [ralph-chubb](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/ralph-chubb/): Our Collection Portrait of Ralph Chubb 1930 Drawing, pencil on paper, 544mm x 431mm Like many Spencer portrait drawings, this shows the influence of his academic training at the Slade. The sitter is unknown but may be the artist and poet Ralph Chubb who lived in Berkshire at this time and had attended the Slade between 1919 and 1922. - [rachel-westrop](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/rachel-westropp/): Our Collection Portrait of Rachel Westropp (1959) Painting, Oil on canvas, 760mm x 710mm Rachel’s husband Michael was vicar of Holy Trinity Church Cookham (1952-61), the setting of Spencer’s epic 1926 painting The Resurrection, Cookham.  He took a great interest in the artist, commissioning and collecting his work, and in 1958 the two men joined forces to organise a highly successful exhibition of Spencer’s paintings in the church and vicarage.  After an operation for cancer in 1959 Spencer convalesced for two months in the vicarage at Cookham, cared for by Rachel.  The portrait of Rachel Westropp was given by the artist to... - [philip-metzz](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/philip-metz/): Our Collection Portrait of Mr Philip Metz (study) 1959 Drawing, Pencil on paper, 653mm x 495mm This is a commissioned portrait of Spencer’s friend. Spencer first met Marjorie and Philip Metz after the war and he became a frequent visitor to their house in Cookham. Their friendship continued until the artist’s death. Marjorie Metz became the Chairperson of the Friends of the Stanley Spencer Gallery when it was set up in 1962. - [peter-remmington](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/peter-remmington/): Our Collection Portrait of Peter Remington, c1930 Drawing, Pencil on paper, 535mm x 422mm In a later list of ‘drawings of heads’, written inside a copy of R H Wilenski’s ‘Stanley Spencer’ (Ernest Benn, 1924), Spencer noted he had drawn ‘Dot’ Remington, Peter Remington and (cited elsewhere in the list) Eddie Remington. This drawing forms a pair with that of Peter’s mother Dorothy (see ‘Portrait of Dorothy Remington’ c1930). After Spencer had finished her portrait she asked him to draw Peter, who recalled sitting for 20-30 minutes. The two works show Spencer as a master of portrait drawing, combining a... - [Dr Osmund Frank](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/dr-osmund-frank/): Our Collection Portrait of Dr Osmund Frank (1950) Painting, Oil on canvas, 828mm x 1200mm Spencer’s CBE and election as an RA in 1950 led to a series of formally commissioned portraits from sitters who probably looked forward to seeing their images in the RA Summer Exhibitions, as indeed happened in this case. Dr Frank was a local GP, and Mayor of Maidenhead from 1946-1950. This picture was followed by a companion portrait of his wife (the psychiatrist Dr Winifred Doherty) as Mayoress, as well as paintings of his grandson, dog, garden and drawing room. The professional standing of the... - [Marjorie Metz](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/marjorie-metz/): Our Collection Portrait of Marjorie Metz (1958) Painting, Oil on canvas, 1412mm x 730mm Marjorie and Philip Metz were friends of Spencer for his last fifteen years; she later became Chairman of the Friends of the Stanley Spencer Gallery. The proposal for the portrait came from the artist, who arrived at the sitter’s home with a roll of canvas which he cut to size on the kitchen floor. The twenty-one sittings each lasted five to six hours. - [Lathonia Mercer](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/lathonia-mercer/): Our Collection Portrait of Lathonia Mercer (1959) Drawing, Pencil on paper, 705mm x 573mm Portrait of Lathonia Mercer, October 1959 Pencil on paper, 49 x 37cm.  Signed and dated, ‘Stanley Spencer /Oct 1959’ Gifted by Lathonia Mercer 2017 This portrait of the 22 year-old daughter of his doctor was drawn in two sittings not long before the artist’s death.  As a teenager, Lathonia Mercer had sometimes accompanied her father, the Cookham GP, Dr Vaudrey Mercer, on his visits to Spencer.  At the time of drawing, concerned that Spencer was not eating properly, Mercer regularly invited him to meals with his family.  He also suggested... - [Baggetts](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/baggetts/): Our Collection Portrait of Mr and Mrs Baggett (1956/57) Painting, Oil on canvas, 802mm x 1190mm Commissioned as a single portrait of either sitter, Spencer chose instead to paint them together with startling immediacy in their Highgate dining room, with its view of the churchyard and Highgate School. He rejected a patterned dress for Mrs Baggett, as the time taken to paint it would increase the cost of the picture.   - [Joan George](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/joan-george/): Our Collection Portrait of Joan George 1958 Drawing, Pencil on paper, 510mm x 429mm Joan George was one of the founders of the Stanley Spencer Gallery in 1962.  Having met Stanley in 1954 and written an article about him for The Yorkshire Post which was published a year later, she became firm friends with the artist.  He drew Joan’s daughter Clare in 1957 and produced this pencil portrait of Joan herself in the last year of his life.  Not entirely satisfied with the result Stanley put it to one side and said he would ‘have another go’ when feeling stronger – an opportunity... - [garage-proprietor](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/garage-proprietor/): Our Collection Portrait of the Garage Proprietor Drawing, Pencil on paper, 704mm x 543mm This is thought to be a portrait of Eddie Remington, a former pilot with the Royal Flying Corps, who opened a garage in Cookham in the 1920s. He raced GN Frasher Nash cars, practising up and down the High Street. - [Frederick Brooker](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/frederick-brooker/): Our Collection Portrait of Frederick Brooker – 1955 Drawing, 1955, Pencil on Paper, 430mm x 360mm Fred Brooker was an amateur footballer who caught Spencer’s eye when they shared a ward at the old St Luke’s Hospital, Maidenhead.  Fred was recovering from a broken nose.  According to Fred, Stan had just undergone surgery and wondered if he was still able to draw, so asked him to sit to him.  They sat together in the rose garden all day and as the light faded he finished the work inside the hospital ward.  Fred was a gravedigger by profession, a job which... - [Eric Williams](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/eric-williams/): Our Collection Portrait of Eric Williams MC (1954) Painting, Oil on canvas, 531mm x 480mm At this late stage in his career Spencer was in demand as a portraitist. Eric Williams was famous for his wartime exploits in the RAF when as a prisoner of war in the notorious Stalag Luft 3 he planned a daring escape, digging a tunnel and using a vaulting horse to cover the debris in the exercise yard. This led to the so-called ‘Wooden Horse’ escape, which featured in his book and a film of the same name. The original commission was for a pencil... - [Dorothy Remington](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/dorothy-remington/): Our Collection Portrait of Dorothy Remington (née Wooster), c1930 Drawing, Pencil on paper, 534mm x 422mm Dorothy and Emily Wooster (Worster), the Cookham butcher’s daughters, were fellow school pupils with Stanley and Gilbert Spencer. The girls lived opposite Fernlea and as children would sit on the wall when Will Spencer played the piano. By the time Stanley was at the Slade, and when he occupied various makeshift ‘studios’ around Cookham, the girls would often watch him painting, and the four of them – Stanley, Gilbert, Dorothy and Emily – took summer evening walks together, frequently down Mill Lane and to... - [Albert Seager](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/albert-seager/): Our Collection Portrait of Albert Henry Seager Drawing, Pencil on Paper, Signed and Dated “Stanley Spencer 4th April 1916” Spencer drew this portrait when working alongside Albert Seager in the Royal Army Medical Corps, at the Beaufort Military Hospital near Bristol, in the early years of his WW1 service.  It is very rare as few drawings from this period are known to have survived.  Albert was 19 when he joined up, leaving behind his job as a clerk in a brewery in Bristol.  He came from Meadow Street, a solid working class area, where his father had been employed at the local... - [Alice Greville](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/alice-greville/): Our Collection Portrait of Alice Greville Drawing, 1930s, Pencil on Paper, 522mm x 405mm Alice ( nee Hickman, 1906-2000) was married to photographer Norman Greville, who had a studio and art supplies shop in Maidenhead, which Spencer is known to have used. In this drawing the artist has captured her youthful beauty and sense of style. During the Second World War, Alice helped run the shop whilst Norman worked in photo reconnaissance with the RAF. Their marriage later ended in divorce.  On long-term loan from Private Collection. - [Plumbers](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/plumbers/): Our Collection Plumbers (Ship Building on the Clyde Series) c1944 Drawing, Pencil and coloured chalk on paper, 658mm x 507mm During the Second World War, Spencer’s commission as an Official War Artist took him to Port Glasgow where he studied the men at work in Lithgow’s Shipyard. The resulting ‘Shipbuilding on the Clyde’ series celebrates their role in the war effort and forms one of the most memorable artistic records of the war. The vessels under construction were ‘Y’ Class Standard Ships for the merchant navy, which were built along increasingly prefabricated lines to replace losses incurred by the action... - [Test Child collection](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/test-child-collection/): Short description - [Pinning A Shirt](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/pinning-a-shirt/): Our Collection Pinning a Shirt to Dry on a Tent (1949) Drawing, Pencil on paper, 579mm x 449mm Volume 4 of the Astor Collection of drawings.  Four Scrapbook drawings recall Spencer’s service in Macedonia during the First World War. An exact depiction of army bell tents had already appeared in the murals at the Sandham Memorial Chapel. Spencer dwells lovingly on pattern, from the soldier’s puttee to the herringbone weave of his shirt. Lent by a private collector   - [Patricia At Gramaphone](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/patricia-at-gramaphone/): Our Collection Patricia at Gramaphone (1943 – 44) Drawing, Pencil on paper, 579mm x 449mm - [patricia-at-cockmarsh](https://stanleyspencer.org.uk/our-collection/patricia-at-cockmarsh/): Our Collection Patricia at Cockmarsh (1935) Painting, Oil on canvas, 915mm x 660mm [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)