| Boadicea and Her Daughters | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The sculptural group in 2013 | |
 | |
| Artist | Thomas Thornycroft |
| Year | 1856–1883 (executed); June 1902 (erected)[1] |
| Type | Sculptural group |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Boudica |
| Location | London, SW1 United Kingdom |
| 51°30′04″N 0°07′26″W / 51.501097°N 0.123780°W | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Boadicea (Boudicca) statuary group |
| Designated | 24 February 1958 |
| Reference no. | 1237737[2] |
Boadicea and Her Daughters is a bronze sculptural group in London representing Boudica, queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe, who led an uprising in Roman Britain. It is located to the north side of the western end of Westminster Bridge, near Portcullis House and Westminster Pier, facing Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster across the road. It is considered the magnum opus of its sculptor, the English artist and engineer Thomas Thornycroft.[3] Thornycroft worked on it from 1856 until shortly before his death in 1885, sometimes assisted by his son William Hamo Thornycroft, but it was not erected in its current position until 1902.
- ^ Ward-Jackson, Philip (2011), Public Sculpture of Historic Westminster: Volume 1, Public Sculpture of Britain, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, p. 340
- ^ Historic England. "Boadicea (Boudicca) statuary group (1237737)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Sharon Macdonald; Pat Holden; Shirley Ardener (1988). Images of Women in Peace and War: Cross-cultural and Historical Perspectives. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-299-11764-1.