David Owen
Illustration — David Owen, painted by William Roos, National Museum of Wales David Owen (Dewi Wyn o Eifion) (1784 Llanystumdwy, Caernarfonshire – 17 January 1841) was a Welsh poet and farmer. He is noted especially for his work in two traditional Welsh verse forms: the awdl and the englyn.
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David Owen
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- Born
- 1784. · Llanystumdwy.
- Died
- 1841. · Llanystumdwy.
- Nationality
- Wales, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Kingdom of Great Britain.
- Occupation
- poet and farmer.
- Languages
- English and Welsh.
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Illustration — David Owen, painted by William Roos, National Museum of Wales David Owen (Dewi Wyn o Eifion) (1784 Llanystumdwy, Caernarfonshire – 17 January 1841) was a Welsh poet and farmer. He is noted especially for his work in two traditional Welsh verse forms: the awdl and the englyn.
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A dispute over an award, between him and members of the Gwyneddigion Society, led to him largely giving up poetry in 1823, although he did resume it in 1832. He had long been drawn to the Baptist faith and converted to it a year before he died.
A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: David Owen – Welsh poet and farmer
This image is available from the National Library of Wales You can view this image in its original context on the NLW Catalogue
A painting from the Framed Works of Art collection at the National Library of wales. The title at the top of the frame is written in Coelbren y Beirdd letters: "Dewi Gwyn.Eivion" (=Dewi Wyn o Eifion).
William Roos · This image is available from the National Library of Wales You can view this image in its original context on the NLW Catalogue This image is also available at Art UK: entry dewi-wyn-o-eifion-dafydd
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