Percy was predominantly a landscape painter and visited Venice, Switzerland and Paris, but the Welsh and Scottish countryside inspired and moved him the most. Like many other artists he was drawn to the wild beauty of these areas, which he painted with amazing skill and attention to the finest of details.

Percy was one of the lucky artists to be successful in his time and he could count royalty among his patrons, as his work drew the attention of Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert. The Prince Consort gave Queen Victoria Percy’s landscape of Llyn Dulyn, North Wales. The painting remains in the Royal Collection at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.

Percy exhibited for over 40 years between 1842 and 1886 at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and the Royal Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street. In 1862 he moved to Buckinghamshire and his move coincided with his most successful and profitable period. After the death of his two elder children he moved to Surrey, firstly to Redhill and then to Sutton.

His work can be seen in many collections across the world, including the Royal Collection, the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, the York City Art Gallery and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada.