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. Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... Boudicca (also written Boudica, Boadicea, Buduica, Bonduca), was a Celtic female chieftain who led the Iceni and a number of other Celtic tribes, including the neighbouring Trinovantes, in a major uprising against the occupying Roman forces in Britain in AD 60 or 61 during the reign of the emperor Nero. ... Westminster Bridge and the Palace of Westminster, with a glimpse of Westminster Abbey behind the tower of Big Ben. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

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] John Daniel Francis born 13 November 1980, Bromley, Kent, England is an English cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Hampshire, British Universities, Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, Somerset. ...

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] Sir John Isaac Thornycroft (d. ... (William) Hamo Thornycroft (1850–1925) was a British sculptor, responsible for several London landmarks. ...

The couple also had a daughter, Theresa, who was the mother of poet Siegfried Sassoon. Siegfried Sassoon, 1916 Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, CBE, MC (September 8, 1886 – September 1, 1967) was an English poet and author. ...

Works:

• Equestrian statue of Queen Victoria
• Queen Boadicea
• Charles I

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References

1. ^ The Victorian Web.
2. ^ National Portrait Gallery.
3. ^ The Victorian Web.

External links

Photograph of Boudicea statue.