Sir Hamo Thornycroft

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Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel

Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries

London Big Ben from Trafalgar Square traffic in UK

11 Lesser-Known, Mostly Contemporary Paintings You Should Hunt Down the Next Time You’re in London

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5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong

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7 Tongue-Twisting Painting Techniques

"Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy" Georges Seurat, ca. 1888, oil on canvas, 65.1 x 80.9 cm

Neo-Impressionism: What Was the Point?

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Why Does the New Year Start on January 1?

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013

What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?

World Data Locator Map: Australia

Is Australia an Island?

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Sir Hamo Thornycroft: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 11, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Mar 05, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Dec 14, 2023
	Modified link of Web site: The Victorian Web - Biography of Sir W. Hamo Thornycroft.	Emily Rodriguez	Feb 08, 2017
	Media added.	Kathleen Sheetz	Aug 18, 2016
	Added new Web site: The Victorian Web - Biography of Sir W. Hamo Thornycroft.	Shiveta Singh	Mar 24, 2009
	Article revised and updated.	Kathleen Kuiper	Oct 04, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998