Artist

Evans

Evans is a Romanticism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

This guy Evans? Always lurked in print shops, sleeves dusted with chalk from pressing woodblocks. In 1807 he carved a whole collection of portraits, kings, queens, and every tradesman who mattered, so even the illiterate could “read” their rulers.

His prints didn’t just hang on walls; they traveled in soldiers’ knapsacks and tavern backrooms, making fame something you could fold into your pocket. Hunt down the H Beard Print Collection and you’ll see history tucked into a deck of cards.

Works by Evans

Collections represented

Catalog records compiled from museum open-access collections; the artworks shown are in the public domain. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.