Thomas Thornycroft
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Thomas Thornycroft (1815—1885) was a British engineer and sculptor. His works include a statue of Queen Victoria on horseback and a statue of Queen Boadicea in a chariot with her two daughters located at Westminster Bridge in London.
Born in Cheshire in 1815, Thomas Thornycroft worked in the studio of portrait sculptor John Francis[1] He married Francis' daughter, Mary (1809—1895).[2]
Mary was a sculptor in her own right, and both sculpting and engineering remained in the next generation of the Thornycroft family. Thomas and Mary's first son, Sir John Isaac Thornycroft (1843—1928) was to become a naval architect. Their second son, Sir (William) Hamo Thornycroft (1850—1925) became a more successful sculptor.[3]
The couple also had a daughter, Theresa, who was the mother of poet Siegfried Sassoon.
Works:
- Equestrian statue of Queen Victoria
- Queen Boadicea
- Charles I
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Photograph of Boudicea statue.
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