Letters and sketches, ca. 1890-1910.

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Letters and sketches, ca. 1890-1910.

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The collection includes two letters to Sir Richard Webster concerning the Lambeth School of Art and mentioning a John Sparks (Aug. 13, 1892, Nov. 1, 1898); a letter declaring Charles Wood to be his assistant (Jun. 29, 1893); a letter discussing modeling a reduction of the cast "Joy" located at the Royal Academy (Sept. 8, 1896); a letter to Harry Furniss (Jul. 11, 1910); and one sheet of detailed sketches and instructions to the framer of a mural monument to the British mathematician and physicist Sir Gabriel Stokes. Included is a letter from Mary Thornycroft to an unknown woman concerning a sculpture of "Eve" (Oct. 18--?)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8297546

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Thornycroft, Mary, 1809-1895

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Mary Francis Thornycroft was a prolific English sculptor of the 19th century. Born the third daughter of the four children of accomplished sculptor, John Francis, and his wife, Mary, she married one of her father's students, Thomas Thornycroft, on February 29, 1840. Training alongside her father's male students, she was determined to follow him in sculpturing as a career. Learning early to purchase materials and use marketing skills, she was able to have an intelligent conversation with the fell...

Webster, Richard, Sir.

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Sparks, John S.

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Lambeth School of Art.

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Thornycroft, William Hamo, Sir, 1850-1925

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English sculptor. From the description of Letters and sketches, ca. 1890-1910. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83201804 ...

Stokes, Gabriel, Sir, 1819-1910.

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