Mary Thornycroft

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Mary Thornycroft (née Francis) (1814-1895) was a British sculptor.

The daughter of sculptor John Francis, Mary married, in 1840, Thomas Thornycroft, who was also a sculptor. Several of their children took up the same profession, notably Sir Hamo Thornycroft. One of her sons was John Isaac Thornycroft who became a marine engineer. Mary and Thomas were the grandparents of Siegfried Sassoon, the war poet, through their daughter Theresa. Among Mary Thornycroft's most notable works are the figures she made of the children of Queen Victoria. She also gave lessons in sculpting to Princess Louise, one of Victoria's daughters.