Edmund Evans
Edmund Evans (23 February 1826 – 21 August 1905) was an English wood-engraver and colour printer during the Victorian era. He specialized in full-colour printing, a technique which, in part because of his work, became popular in the mid-19th century. He employed and collaborated with illustrators such as Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway and Richard Doyle to produce what are now considered to be classic children's books. Little is known about his life, although he wrote a short autobiography before his death in 1905 in which he described his life as a printer in Victorian London.After finishing an apprenticeship, Evans went into business for himself. By the early 1850s, he had established a reputation as a printer of covers for a type of cheap novels known as yellow-backs. In the early 1860s, he began to print children's toy books and picture books in association with the printing house Routledge and Warne. His intention was to produce books for children that were beautiful and inexpensive. For three decades he produced multiple volumes each year, first illustrated by Crane, and later by Caldecott and Greenaway.
Evans used a woodblock printing technique known as chromoxylography, which was used primarily for inexpensive serialised books and children's books requiring few colours, so as to maximize profits. However, chromoxylography allowed a variety of hues and tones to be produced by mixing colours. The process was complicated and required intricate engraving to achieve the best results. Evans possessed a meticulous eye for detail and used a hand-press and as many as a dozen colour blocks for a single image. He went on to become the preeminent wood engraver and colour printer in Britain during the second half of the 19th century. Provided by Wikipedia
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2by Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905
Published 1865
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3by Evans, Edmund (1826-1905)
Published 1865
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6by Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905
Published 1866
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Published 1862
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Published 1970
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Published 1982
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10by Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905
Published 2020
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11by Doyle, James E (James Edmund), 1822-1892, Doyle, James E (James Edmund), 1822-1892, Doyle, James E (James Edmund), 1822-1892, Doyle, James E (James Edmund), 1822-1892Other Authors: “...Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905...”
Published 1864
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12by Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886, Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886, Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886Other Authors: “...Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905...”
Published 1888
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13by Hocking, Silas K (Silas Kitto), 1850-1935, Hocking, Silas K (Silas Kitto), 1850-1935Other Authors: “...Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905...”
Published 1890
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17by Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1881, Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886, Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886Other Authors: “...Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905...”
Published 1972
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18by Ralston, William, 1841-1911, Ralston, William, 1841-1911, Cole, C. W., active 1886-1889, Cole, C. W.Other Authors: “...Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905...”
Published 1886
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19by Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901, Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901, Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901, Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901Other Authors: “...Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905...”
Published 1884
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