Mary Thornycroft
Mary Thornycroft | |
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Mary Thornycroft, 1864, albumen print (carte-de-visite) by Maull & Polybank, Dept. of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC. | |
| Born | Mary Francis 1809 Thornham, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 1 February 1895 (aged 85–86) |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Spouse | Thomas Thornycroft |
| Children | 6, Including: |
| Father | John Francis (sculptor) |
| Relatives | Siegfried Sassoon (grandson) |
Mary Thornycroft (née Francis; 1809 – 1 February 1895) was a British sculptor who sculpted many different busts, fragments and statues. She frequently chose infants and children as her subjects, and was commissioned by Queen Victoria to create a number of statues and portraits of her children and other members of the royal family. Several of these are now in the British Royal Collection.