Theresa Thornycroft
| Theresa Thorncycroft | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1853 |
| Died | 1947 |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation |
Sculptor Painter |
| Spouse(s) | Alfred Ezra Sassoon |
| Parent(s) |
Thomas Thornycroft Mary Francis |
Theresa Thornycroft (1853–1947) was an English sculptor and painter.
Biography
Early life
Theresa Thornycroft was born in 1853. She was a member of the Thornycroft family. Her father was Thomas Thornycroft (1815-1885) and her mother, Mary Francis (1814–1895).[1] Her brother Sir Hamo Thornycroft RA, sisters Alyce Thornycroft and Helen Thornycroft were all artists, while her brother Sir John Isaac Thornycroft was the founder of the Thornycroft shipbuilding company.[1]
Career
A gifted artist, she exhibited her paintings at the Royal Academy of Arts in London before she turned twenty-two.[2]
Personal life
She married Alfred Ezra Sassoon (1861-1895) of the Jewish Sassoon family.[1][3] Because she was Anglo-Catholic, he was disinherited by the Sassoon family for marrying her.[3] They had three sons:
- Michael Thornycroft Sassoon (1884-1969).[1][3]
- Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967).[1][3]
- Hamo Watts Sassoon (1887-1915).[1][3]
After they separated, she continued to live in the village of Matfield in Kent, and was immortalised in the memoirs of her son Siegfried.
References
- Hart-Davis, Rupert. "Sassoon, Siegfried Loraine". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35953. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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