Mary Thornycroft (née Francis) (1814 – February 1, 1895) was a British sculptor and a member of the Thornycroft family.
The daughter of sculptor John Francis, Mary married, in 1840, Thomas Thornycroft, who was also a sculptor. Their son Sir Hamo Thornycroft took up their profession, while daughters Alyce, Theresa, and Helen Thornycroft were all artists. One of Mary's sons was John Isaac Thornycroft who became a marine engineer. Mary and Thomas we...
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Mary Thornycroft (née Francis) (1814 – February 1, 1895) was a British sculptor and a member of the Thornycroft family.
The daughter of sculptor John Francis, Mary married, in 1840, Thomas Thornycroft, who was also a sculptor. Their son Sir Hamo Thornycroft took up their profession, while daughters Alyce, Theresa, and Helen Thornycroft were all artists. One of Mary's 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.
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