Thomas Pingo

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Thomas Pingo (1714–1776) was an English medallist and die engraver. He worked for the Royal Mint in London. Originally thought to have come from Italy in 1742, and born there in 1692,[1][2] he was in fact the son of Thomas Pingo Sr (1688 – after 1743) of Plumbtree Court, London. The Pingo family first appeared in London in the 1650s in the Parish of St Martins in the Fields.[3]

His subjects included Charles Edward Stuart (Bonny Prince Charlie, King George III of Great Britain and Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, last Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück (1763 - 1827) ]. His was appointed Assistant Engraver at the Mint in 1771.

His sons (1743–1830) and also became noted medallists, Lewis succeeding his father as the Mint's Assistant Engraver in 1776. Another son, (1749–94), was Rouge Dragon Pursuivant (1780–1786) and York Herald (1786–1794) in the College of Arms.

References[]

  • Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Pingo, Thomas" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 45. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  1. ^ L. Forrer, Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Volume IV, London 1909, pp. 555–560.
  2. ^ L. Forrer, Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Volume VIII, London 1930, p. 135-136
  3. ^ Christopher Eimer, The Pingo Family, British Art Medal Trust, London 1998, p.12-17.
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