In excellent condition for its age. Very minor discoloration to the watercolour.
22.5 x 19cm (8.9" x 7.5")Framed Size: 46.5 x 42cm (18.3" x 16.5")
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Alfred Edward Chalon was a Swiss-born British portraitist. He lived in London where he was noticed by Queen Victoria.
Alfred Chalon was born in Geneva from a father who soon was hired as professor at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in England. With his brother John James Chalon (1778–1854), Alfred became an artist. Entered at the Royal Academy in 1797, he joined the Associated Artists in Water-Colours, a group of aquarellists. In the Academy, he was elected an associate (ARA) in 1812, then academician (RA) in 1816.
Known for his portraits of the good society of London, he was chosen by Queen Victoria to paint a gift to her mother: Victoria in her State robes going to the House of Lords for her first official act, the prorogation of the Parliament, on 17 July 1837. After this task, Chalon was entitled Portrait Painter in Water Colour to Her Majesty and gained some celebrity. His 1837 portrait was engraved by Samuel Cousins and distributed to the public the day of Victoria's coronation, on the 28 June 1838; and the next year Cousins produced a second, smaller, engraving.
Bachelors, the Chalon brothers lived together. In 1860, Alfred died at Campden Hill, in Kensington, London and was buried with his brother in Highgate Cemetery.
| SKU | sa447 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Alfred Edward Chalon RA (1780 -1860) |
| Date | 19th Century |
| Dimensions | 22.5 x 19cm |
| Medium | Watercolour |
| Style | Realism |
| Subject | Portrait |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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