Tom Riley (tattoo artist)

Tom Riley
Occupation Tattoo artist

Tom Riley was a prominent English tattoo artist in the 19th century. Riley served in the British Army and fought in the Second Boer War in the period 1899-1902 and in Sudan.[1] Riley learned drawing at the Mechanical Institute and opened a tattoo shop on the Strand in London. Riley tattooed King Edward VII. He trained George Burchett.

References

  1. Gibson, Kelly. "A Short History of Military Tattoos", VFW Magazine, vol 103, no. 10 (August 2016), p. 44.
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