Alfred Edward Chalon

Alfred Edward Chalon RA (15 February 1780 – 3 October 1860) was a Republic of Geneva-born British portraitist.

Alfred Chalon was born in Geneva from a father who soon was hired as professor at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in England.

Entered at the Royal Academy in 1797, he joined the Associated Artists in Water-Colours, a group of aquarellists.

After this task, Chalon was entitled Portrait Painter in Water Colour to Her Majesty and gained some celebrity.

In 1860, Alfred died at Campden Hill, in Kensington, London and was buried with his brother in Highgate Cemetery.

An original or, more likely, a copy of Chalon's portrait of Queen Victoria [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The Chalon family vault in Highgate Cemetery
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