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Thomas Thornycroft

Thomas Thornycroft was a British engineer, sculptor and artist (1815–1885). He was born at Gawsworth and died at Brenchley.

Thomas Thornycroft in brief

Born
1815
Died
1885
Known for
engineer, sculptor and artist
Place of birth
Gawsworth
Contents

Identity and origins

His recorded language was English.

He was the child of John Thornycroft and Ann Cheetham. He married Mary Thornycroft. 4 children are recorded: Alyce Thornycroft, Theresa Thornycroft, Helen Thornycroft and John Isaac Thornycroft.

Identity

What the record establishes about Thomas Thornycroft.

Thomas Thornycroft is recorded as a citizen of United Kingdom. Thomas Thornycroft is recorded with the occupation engineer. Queen Victoria on Horseback is dated 1853 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B2001.2.360). Teucer is dated Modeled 1880-81, cast 1891 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1891.80). The Art Institute of Chicago records 2 objects associated with this heading. Yale Center for British Art records 1 object associated with this heading.

Statue of Richard Grosvenor, Second Marquess of Westminster is dated 1869. Thomas Thornycroft is recorded as engineer, sculptor and artist. Boadicea and Her Daughters is dated 1856. Poets’ Fountain is dated 1875.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Thomas Thornycroft may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Thomas Thornycroft is established in the international name authorities as Social Networks and Archival Context w6kp93sz, Getty Union List of Artist Names 500113236, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 132376695, ISNI 0000000066891273, VIAF 77473306 and Wikidata Q7794452.

Catalogued works

5 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1853 to 1880.

Statue of Richard Grosvenor, Second Marquess of Westminster, dated 1869. Boadicea and Her Daughters, dated 1856. Poets’ Fountain, dated 1875. Queen Victoria on Horseback, dated 1853, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B2001.2.360. Teucer, dated Modeled 1880-81, cast 1891, bronze, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1891.80.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Yale Center for British Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Thornycroft, Thomas, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Thornycroft, Thomas (1815–1885), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Thornycroft, Thomas (1815–1885), sculptor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. To Hamo Thornycroft (17 July 1915), The Collected Letters of Thomas Hardy, 1985. To Hamo Thornycroft (13 October 1916), The Collected Letters of Thomas Hardy, 1985.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under John Francis is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

Places of work recorded in the authority are London and Rome.

Work by Thomas Thornycroft is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago and Yale Center for British Art.

Chronology

  1. 1815Thomas Thornycroft born at Gawsworth.
  2. 1815Thomas Thornycroft was born on 19 May 1815.
  3. 1853Queen Victoria on Horseback is dated 1853 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B2001.2.360).
  4. 1853Queen Victoria on Horseback (Yale Center for British Art).
  5. 1856Boadicea and Her Daughters is dated 1856.
  6. 1856Boadicea and Her Daughters.
  7. 1869Statue of Richard Grosvenor, Second Marquess of Westminster is dated 1869.
  8. 1869Statue of Richard Grosvenor, Second Marquess of Westminster.
  9. 1875Poets’ Fountain is dated 1875.
  10. 1875Poets’ Fountain.
  11. 1880Teucer is dated Modeled 1880-81, cast 1891 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1891.80).
  12. 1880Teucer (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  13. 1885Thomas Thornycroft died at Brenchley.
  14. 1885Thomas Thornycroft died on 30 August 1885.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Thornycroft, Thomas (1815–1885), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Thornycroft, Thomas (1815–1885), sculptor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Thornycroft, Thomas, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    To Hamo Thornycroft (13 October 1916), The Collected Letters of Thomas Hardy, 1985

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    To Hamo Thornycroft (17 July 1915), The Collected Letters of Thomas Hardy, 1985

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Thomas Thornycroft.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Thomas Thornycroft.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q7794452: Thomas Thornycroft

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Thomas Thornycroft”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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