Thomas Halliday (engraver)

Thomas Halliday (c.1780 – c.1854)[1][2] was an English coin and medal engraver associated with the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.[3]

Halliday worked as an engraver at the Soho Mint in Handsworth, West Midlands.[4] Following this, he set up his own business moving to numerous locations throughout Birmingham before settling at Newhall Street until his death.[5] He had many apprentices including Peter Wyon, a member of a large family of engravers.[6]

  1. ^ Forrer, L. (1904). "Halliday, Thomas". Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. II. London: Spink & Son Ltd. pp. 388–390.
  2. ^ Forrer, L. (1923). "Halliday, Thomas". Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. VII. London: Spink & Son Ltd. p. 412.
  3. ^ Flynn, Brendan (2014). RBSA: A Place for Art: The story of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. Liverpool: Callprint. p. 52.
  4. ^ "Biography for Thomas Halliday". Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Thomas Halliday (Biographical details)". British Museum. British Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  6. ^ Weiss, Benjamin. "English Medallists". Historical and Commemorative Medals Collection of Benjamin Weiss. Retrieved 22 June 2015.