Edward Owen (artist)

Edward Owen (died 1741) was a Welsh artist who held an apprenticeship in London with the artist Thomas Gibson.

[1] Owen was the son of Robert and Ann Owen.

His maternal uncle was Dr Edward Wynn (or Wynne) of Bodewryd, who was Chancellor of Hereford Cathedral.

[2] Edward Owen had two brothers, William and Hugh; their mother's correspondence with them is held among the Penrhos papers at Bangor University.

[3] Owen died in 1741 from Tuberculosis.