| _BIOG_EN_L |
Evan Evans and David Evans, both flower painters. So far as I can trace they were uncle and nephew. Evan Evans was at the
"Cambrian " at the end of last century. He probably assisted Rothwell and Pardoe in painting on the "opaque china" and
earthenware. He died in Swansea. David Evans was rather famous locally as a flower painter, and also as a fruit painter. He left for Staffordshire when the China Works closed at Swansea, and joined Copeland's staff. This fact was a proof in itself that he was a good hand. I give some further particulars of him in the biographical notices herein.
David Evans. Mr. LI. fewitt mentions " Evans" as a good
flower painter. David Evans had a good repute as a flower painter,
as well as for fruit, at Swansea, which place he left at the close of the
china works to go to Staffordshire. He also worked at various
places. His son has an article in llic Pottery Gazette for March,
1887, in which he says that his father worked at Worcester,
Coalport, etc., and that he taught in the "mansions of the
nobility"; also that his works are to be found in many
museums, etc. An interesting story was told me by William
Rees about his work. He painted a plaque on leaving Swansea.
It was a sketch of fruit ; and he gave it to a friend, who, after
a number of years, parted with it to the late Col. Grant Francis,
who was a member of a committee of the Exhibition of 1851, and
had to meet Prince Albert there. He showed the plaque to the
Prince, and it was very much admired indeed. John Winfield,
of Sacheverel Street, Derby, informed me that he knew David
Evans when in "The Potteries" some half a century or more
ago. Winfield is now eighty-four years old ; was a gilder at
Bloor's factory, Derby, and removed about the year 1838 to
Stafifordshire. David Evans used to give him money to gather
wild-flowers, which he painted well ; but he could paint anything,
and was remarkably clever. Evans was working at Alcock's,
Burslem, then, and appeared to be fifty years old, or thereabouts. [1, 2] |
