British wood engraver and printer (1826-1905)

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Sir James Graham. Wood engraving by E. Evans, 1845.

Grace Darling rowing out to sea in a furious storm. Colour wood engraving by E. Evans after C.J. Staniland.

A street during the plague in London with a death cart and mourners. Colour wood engraving by E. Evans.

A Scottish soldier sleeping after battle dreams of a reunion with his wife and family. Colour wood engraving by Edmund Evans after F. Goodall.

Fourty three single cellular and multi cellular animals. Colour wood engraving by E. Evans after T. West.

Men and women on a haymaking holiday sit on piles of harvested hay holding rakes and pitchforks, while others load up the haycart. Colour wood engraving after R. Caldecott, 1881.

After a haymaking holiday,  three couples are dancing to a man playing the flute and a woman playing the accordion. Colour wood engraving after R. Caldecott, 1881.

A young woman sits on the floor at the feet of her grandmother who has been reading from the Bible on the table nearby. Colour woodcut by Edmund Evans after J.E. Millais.

Tongues and other microscopic parts of snails. Colour wood engraving by E. Evans after T. West, after W. F. Maples.

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Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905

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Men and women on a haymaking holiday sit on piles of harvested hay holding rakes and pitchforks, while others load up the haycart. Colour wood engraving after R. Caldecott, 1881.

After a haymaking holiday, three couples are dancing to a man playing the flute and a woman playing the accordion. Colour wood engraving after R. Caldecott, 1881.

A young woman sits on the floor at the feet of her grandmother who has been reading from the Bible on the table nearby. Colour woodcut by Edmund Evans after J.E. Millais.

Tongues and other microscopic parts of snails. Colour wood engraving by E. Evans after T. West, after W. F. Maples.

A street during the plague in London with a death cart and mourners. Colour wood engraving by E. Evans.