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Sir Hamo Thornycroft

1850–1925

The Mower 1888–90
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Biography

Sir William Hamo Thornycroft (9 March 1850 – 18 December 1925) was an English sculptor, responsible for some of London's best-known statues, including the controversial statue of Oliver Cromwell outside the Palace of Westminster. He was a keen student of classical sculpture and was one of the youngest artists to be elected to the Royal Academy, in 1882, the same year the bronze cast of Teucer was purchased for the British nation under the auspices of the Chantrey Bequest.

He was a leading figure in the establishment of the New Sculpture movement, which provided a transition between the neoclassical styles of the 19th century and later modernist developments.

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  • Teucer

    Sir Hamo Thornycroft
    1881
  • The Kiss

    Sir Hamo Thornycroft
    1916
  • Sketch for ‘The Mower’

    Sir Hamo Thornycroft
    1882
  • Sketch for ‘Artemis’

    Sir Hamo Thornycroft
    1880
  • Mother and Child

    Sir Hamo Thornycroft
    1894
  • Study for the Statue of Cecil Rhodes

    Sir Hamo Thornycroft
    1904
  • The Mower

    Sir Hamo Thornycroft
    1888–90
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