Thornycroft

Thornycroft, HAMO, R.A., sculptor, was born in London, 9th March 1850, and studied at the Royal Academy schools. 'Artemis' (1880) was his first success; others were 'Teucer' (1881), 'The Mower' (1884), and the portrait statues of General Gordon in Trafalgar Square (1885) and of John Bright at Rochdale (1892).