1937 Ballards, Limpsfield W.S.V.EVANS, Eton, Drawing Master to Sir John Ponsonby

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1937 Ballards, Limpsfield W.S.V.EVANS, Eton, Drawing Master to Sir John Ponsonby
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1937 Ballards, Limpsfield, William Sidney Vernon Evans,
Eton
, Drawing Master to Sir John
Ponsonby
Evans, William [known as William Evans of
Eton
] (1798–1877), watercolour painter, was born probably at
Eton
College on 4 December 1798, the elder son of Samuel Evans (1762–1835), a topographical draughtsman from
Flintshire
, who taught drawing to the youngest daughters of George III before 1795. Samuel succeeded Richard Cooper as drawing-master at
Eton
College in 1808, and retired in 1822 to Droxford, Hampshire, near the birthplace of his wife, Ann Knight (1775–1852). His views of Wales were engraved, and he produced coloured chalk and watercolour pictures for his pupils to copy.
After attending Eton College, William Evans abandoned a medical training to assist his father in 1819, and was appointed drawing-master of Eton by the headmaster, John Keate, whose children he was teaching, in 1823. William Collins and Peter DeWint gave him lessons, and he was elected an associate of the Society of Painters in Water Colours on 11 February 1828, becoming a full member on 7 June 1830. His early work The Brunswick and Winchester Towers from the Locks, Windsor (1829) was acquired by Margaret Carpenter. The influence of his bohemian friends George Cattermole, Edwin Landseer, and above all John Frederick Lewis becomes increasingly evident on his technique during the 1830s. In 1836 he toured Connemara, returning to this remote area with his former pupil Thomas Gambier Parry in 1838.
Evans married Jane Grace JACKSON (b. 1801) from Droxford in 1822; she died in 1837, leaving him with eight children. Encouraged by his colleagues George Selwyn and Edward Coleridge, he acquired Mrs Vallency's boys' house in 1839, and became an Eton ‘dame’. Enlightened discipline prevailed at Evans's and it attracted a talented mixture of pupils. In the mid-1830s he depicted cricket and the wall game on the playing fields, and the pageantry of the fourth of June regatta. His two Eton Montem pictures were exhibited in 1844, lithographed in 1852, and acquired by Lord Braybrooke in 1863; these remain his best-known works. In 1844 he recorded the visit of Tsar Nicholas I for Queen Victoria, and in 1846 began a lifelong friendship with the sixth duke and duchess of Atholl, which involved tutoring their son, Lord Tullibardine. Blair Atholl inspired several highland pictures, including Sheep Shearing (1848). To compete with the brilliance of oil paint, his large exhibition watercolours consist of increasing layers of pigment and highlight.
A broken jaw in 1844 left Evans with chronic pain which affected his painting arm, and opium was prescribed. His daughters began to help in the running of his house, Jane (1826–1906) becoming a school legend. Evans reacted with hostility to Henry Cole's plans to reform the teaching of art in schools and resigned as drawing-master in 1853 to concentrate on his exhibition work, sending three pictures to the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition. After 1845 he generally added 'of Eton' to his signature in distinction from William Evans of Bristol (1809–1858), who shared his Welsh repertoire. He canvassed for the election of John Frederick Lewis as president of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, acted as his right-hand man, and never forgave him for his sudden resignation in 1858. He proposed the introduction of winter exhibitions at the society, after it failed to leave the Pall Mall premises in 1859. Cannes reinvigorated him in 1868–9, and he sent his last subject from Burnham Beeches to the 1874 exhibition. He died on 31 December 1877 at Evans's and was buried in Keate Lane cemetery, Eton.
Samuel Thomas George Evans (1829–1904), son of William Evans, was born in Wales on 26 May 1829. He attended Eton (1842–8) and a Paris art school before assisting his father at Eton from 1849 to 1853; he succeeded him as drawing-master in 1854. When in 1888 art became part of the school curriculum, he ran the first drawing schools. In 1899 he published a manual on elementary drawing. He had sketched alongside his father, and even completed exhibition work for him. Similar compositions were chosen by both artists, especially popular Eton and Windsor views. Having trained at the Royal Academy Schools in 1849 he showed his first works there. On 8 February 1858 he was elected an associate of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, but although a regular exhibitor, he had to wait until 1894 for full membership. Anne, duchess of Atholl, befriended him bringing him royal patronage: he taught Princess Beatrice and Prince Leopold in 1867–8, and Queen Victoria commissioned In the Woods Near Balmoral from him in 1874. On 1 August 1863 he married Susan Bros and they had four children. After his honeymoon Evans built a chalet and boathouse by Lake Hallstadt, and the Austrian Tyrol inspired many of his watercolours. In his last decade he painted seascapes from the south coast. He died on 1 November 1904 at the Old Watercolour Society's galleries in Pall Mall, London, and was buried at Eton.
His son, William Sidney Vernon Evans (1869–1943), assisted him after 1893, and became the last Evans to be drawing-master at Eton (1904–22).
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John Ponsonby (British Army officer)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Major-General Sir John Ponsonby KCB CMG DSO (25 March 1866 – 26 March 1952) was a British Army officer who commanded 5th Division during World War I
Born the son of Sir Henry Ponsonby (Queen Victoria's Private Secretary), his Mother Hon. Mary Elizabeth Ponsonby, Maid of Honour to Queen Victoria and a daughter of John Crocker Bulteel.
His brothers were Frederick Ponsonby, ( Assistant Private Secretary to Edward VII & GV), and Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, (British politician, writer, and social activist).
Sir John was educated at Eton College, He was gazetted to the Royal Irish Rifles 16 November 1887, and to the Coldstream Guards 15 August 1888, becoming Lieutenant 29 June 1891. He was ADC to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, South Africa, 10 August 1891 to 30 January 1895; served in operations in Matabeleland (Medal); was promoted to Captain 7 September 1898, and in that year served in Uganda (Medal), and again in 1899, during the operations against Kabarega (clasp). Captain Ponsonby served in the South African War, 1899-1902, on special service with the Rhodesian Field Force, 19 February 1900 to 7 July 1901. He was Adjutant, 5th New Zealand Regiment, 8 June 1900 to 1 January 1901; afterwards in command 1 January to 18 January 1901. From February to May 1900, be was employed with Mounted Infantry, and he took part in operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, from July to 29 November 1900; operations in the Transvaal, February to June 1901; operations in Cape Colony, February to 31 May 1902. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10 September 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with four clasps, the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "John Ponsonby, Captain, Coldstream Guards. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were presented by the King 27 October 1901. He was promoted to Major 23 January 1904, and commanded the Guards' Depot 1 March 1905 to 28 February 1907. He became Lieutenant Colonel 28 October 1913.
Lieutenant Colonel Ponsonby served in the European War, 1914—18; Landed in France 13th August 1914 in charge of 1st Coldstream Guards,Wounded 15th September & returned to unit 21st November. commanded the 2nd Guards Brigade, BEF, 26 August 1915 to 19 November 1916: was given the Brevet of Colonel 1 January 1916; commanded the Special Reserve Infantry Brigade 28 November 1916 to 7 March 1917; commanded the 21st Infantry Brigade, BEF, 8 March to 20 March 1917; became Colonel 20 March 1917; commanded the 2nd Guards Brigade, British Armies in France, 21 March to 21 August 1917; commanded the 40th Division, British Armies in France, 22 August 1917 to 3 July 1918; subsequently commanded the 5th Division, British Armies in France, 4 July 1918 to 1 April 1919; was promoted to Major General 1 January 1919. He was mentioned in Despatches; created a CMG in 1915, a CB in 1918, and was given the Brevet of Colonel.
He went on to become General Officer Commanding 5th Division remaining in that role until the end of the War. After the War he became General Officer Commanding the Madras District of India. He retired in 1928.
He lived at Haile Hall near Beckermet in Cumbria
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1937 Ballards, Limpsfield, William Sidney Vernon Evans, Eton, Drawing Master to Sir John Ponsonby Evans, William [known as William Evans of Eton] (1798–1877), watercolour painter, was born probably at Eton College on 4 December 1798, the elder son of Samuel Evans (1762–1835), a topographical draughtsman from Flintshire, who taught drawing to the youngest daughters of George III before 1795. Samuel succeeded Richard Cooper as drawing-master at Eton College in 1808, and retired in 1822 to Droxford, Hampshire, near the birthplace of his wife, Ann Knight (1775–1852). His views of Wales were engraved, and he produced coloured chalk and watercolour pictures for his pupils to copy.After attending Eton College, William Evans abandoned a medical training to assist his father in 1819, and was appoi
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Eton School and Drawing Masters
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Country
England
Estate or House name
Ballards
England County
Surrey
City/Town/Village/Place
Limpsfield
Scotland County
Evans
Theme
Art & Artists
Addressed to
Sir John Ponsonby
Letter From
William Sidney Vernon Evans
Document Type
Original Manuscript Letter
Year of Issue
1937