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Hamo Thornycroft

British artist (1850-1925) · Artists · Died at 75

Sir William Hamo Thornycroft was an English sculptor, responsible for some of London's best-known statues, including the statue of Oliver Cromwell outside the Palace of Westminster.

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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.

Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1850 to 1925 · aged 75