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Edward Calvert, artist

Trans. Devon. Assoc. 1:3, (1900) pp. 82-87.

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J.H. Radford

Prepared by Michael Steer

Edward Calvert (1799-1883), printmaker and painter was born in Appledore* and, after a spell in the Navy, studied art at Plymouth and the Royal Academy (1824). His early visionary work was greatly inspired by William Blake, and he become a member of the Blake-influenced group known as The Ancients which met at Samuel Palmer's in Shoreham, Kent in the later 1820s and early 1830s. Among Calvert's finest works are exquisite miniature wood engravings dating from this early period; his wood and copper engravings all date from 1827-31, but were only seen by friends until published by his son in 1893 in an edition of 350. He also made etchings. Google with the Archive Organization has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. The Internet Archive makes available, in its Community Texts Collection (originally known as Open Source Books), books that have been digitised by Google from a number of libraries. These are books on which copyright has expired, and are available free for educational and research use. This rare book was produced from a copy held by the New York Public Library, and is available from the Internet Archive.

 

 Page
Ball, Thomas84-5
Barrett85
Bennell, Miss Mary85
Blake, William83, 86
Calvert, Edward82-7
Calvert, Rowland84
Claude85
Colvin, Mr Sidney83, 86
Corot86
Cox, David85
Exmouth, Lord84
Fielding85
Fuseli84-5
Girtin85
Hine, Mr Joseph85
Jardine, Midshipman84
Johns, Ambrose Bowden84-5
Linnell, John86
Palmer, Samuel86
Possin85
Pycroft82
Richmond, George Esq, RA83, 86
Sampson, Low & Marston83
Varley, John85-6
Wordsworth, William85
Yeats, W B83

* Additional note by David Carter 2022:
 
Although the above has been correctly transcribed from the Devonshire Association Volume, there is no evidence, either overt or circumstantial, that Edward Calvert was born or baptised in Appledore in North Devon. There is no entry for him in any Baptism Register either Parish or Non-conformist Chapel. Neither are there any entries for the Calvert surname anywhere, or any evidence that any Calvert spent any time in Appledore. Further research on this matter, discovered these notes...
 
"Edward Calvert (artist) born Appledore 20 Sep 1799, son of Rowland Edward Calvert, an army officer. Ancestors of Calvert founded the settlement of Maryland and held their position there as Barons Bailtimore.
Rowland Edward Calvert followed a successful career in the army, and rose to the rank of Captain in the Devonshire Yeomany at Bideford. He is said to have married in 1794 at Salisbury. [A search of the Salisbury records found a marriage on 30th August 1795 for an Rowland Edward COUCH (widower), to Katharine RIDER (of Greenwich)].
The Calverts had 2 sons: Edward, who was born on 20th Sept 1799 in the North Devon seaport village of Appledore, three miles from Bideford, and John Teer, who followed an army career.
Edward was privately baptised in Appledore Church [there is no record of this, and indeed Appledore did not have its own church until 1844 - prior to that, baptisms took place at Northam - where there is still no record of either a CALVERT or a COUCH around this time], and when he was about two years old was publicly received into the church at Poltimore by the Rev R W Bampfylde, who presented him with a copy of Davidson’s Virgil to celebrate the event.
In 1804, Rowland Calvert received an appointment as Captain of the Devon Vedette Guides and the family moved to Starcross, near Exmouth. He died in 1813."
[Probably comes from 'Leaves from the Calvert papers, by Graham Hill, London 1894', said to be marred with many inaccuracies].
[Book: ‘Edward Calvert, by Raymond Lister, published G Bell 1962].