Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905
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Evans was born Feb. 23, 1826 in Southwark, London, England; at 13 years old, he became reading boy at Samuel Bentley's, printers in Shoe Lane; in 1840 he was apprenticed to wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells; started business as wood-engraver, first on Fleet St. and later on Racquet Court; became known as color engraver, printing The poems of Oliver Goldsmith (1858) and A chronicle of England (1864); color-printed children's books by Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, and Kate Greenaway; retired in 1892 to Ventnor; died in 1905; after his death, the business was carried on by his sons Edmund, Wilfred and Herbert.
From the description of Letters to Edmund Evans from various persons, ca. 1855-1910. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38272671
Epithet: of Stowe MS 184
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001188.0x0002fa
Evans was born Feb. 23, 1826 in Southwark, London, England; educated at a school in Jamaica Row; at 13 became reading boy at Samuel Bentley's, printers in Shoe Lane; in 1840 he was apprenticed to wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells; started business as wood-engraver, first on Fleet St., then on Racquet Court; became known as color engraver, printing The poems of Oliver Goldsmith (1858), followed by Common objects of the sea shore, and Common objects of the country; printed A chronicle of England (1864); printed children's books by Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, and Kate Greenaway.
From the description of Collection of etchings after Randolph Caldecott, 1897-1907. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39214976
Epithet: solicitor
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x0001ff
Epithet: of Add MS 38224
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001188.0x0002f9
Biography
Evans was born February 23, 1826 in Southwark, London, England; at 13 years old, he became reading boy at Samuel Bentley's, printers in Shoe Lane; in 1840 he was apprenticed to wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells; started business as wood-engraver, first on Fleet St. and later on Racquet Court; became known as color engraver, printing The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith (1858) and A Chronicle of England (1864); color-printed children's books by Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, and Kate Greenaway; retired in 1892 to Ventnor; died in 1905; after his death, the business was carried on by his sons Edmund, Wilfred and Herbert.
From the guide to the Letters to Edmund Evans, ca. 1855-1910, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
Biography
Evans was born February 23, 1826 in Southwark, London, England; educated at a school in Jamaica Row; at 13 became reading boy at Samuel Bentley's, printers in Shoe Lane; in 1840 he was apprenticed to wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells; started business as wood-engraver, first on Fleet St., then on Racquet Court; became known as color engraver, printing The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith (1858), followed by Common Objects of the Sea Shore, and Common Objects of the Country ; printed A Chronicle of England (1864); printed children's books by Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, and Kate Greenaway.
From the guide to the Edmund Evans Etchings After Randolph Caldecott, 1897-1907, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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Subjects:
- Color printing
- Color printing
- Color-printing
- Etching, English
- Illustration of books
- Printmakers
- Wood-engravers
- Wood-engraving
Occupations:
- Printer
- Printmakers
- Wood-engravers
Places:
- Basing House, Southton (as recorded)
- Shotover Forest, Oxfordshire (as recorded)
- Coventry, Warwickshire (as recorded)
- Banbury, Oxfordshire (as recorded)
- Kent, England (as recorded)
- Madagascar, Africa (as recorded)
- Guernsey, Channel Islands (as recorded)
- New England, America (as recorded)
- Virginia, U.S.A. (as recorded)
- Reading, Berkshire (as recorded)
- Knowle, Kent (as recorded)
- Little Chart, Kent (as recorded)
- Hereford, Herefordshire (as recorded)
- Jamaica, Central America (as recorded)
- Jersey, Channel Islands (as recorded)
- Weymouth, Dorset (as recorded)
- Melcombe Regis, Dorset (as recorded)
- Colchester, Essex (as recorded)
- England (as recorded)
- England (as recorded)
- Stowood Forest, Oxfordshire (as recorded)
- Needwood Chase, Staffordshire (as recorded)
- Luston, Herefordshire (as recorded)
