De Scott Evans (March 28, 1847 – July 4, 1898) was an American painter known for working in a number of genres.

In 1873, he became head of the art department at Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio, and taught there until 1875.

[1] Evans and his three daughters were among 562 people who were killed on July 4, 1898 when the ocean liner La Bourgogne, bound for Le Havre, collided with a sailing ship.

During his life, he was mainly known for his genre paintings and portraits of stylish young women in rich settings.

The attributions are not without question, but are assumed based on the similarity of two paintings of pears, and scholars' inability to identify another artist named "David" who was active at the right time and place.