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.^[1]