John James Chalon

John James Chalon RA (27 March 1778 – 14 November 1854) was a Swiss painter active in England.

He treated a wide range of subjects — landscapes, marine scenes, animal life, and figure-pieces.

He is buried in a family vault (plot no.6179) on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.

He was fond of the scenery of Switzerland, the land of his father and mother, and some of his finest landscapes are faithful transcripts of its mountains and lakes.

Among these, a very noble work is his 'Castle of Chillon,' its lonely white walls strongly contrasting with the dark mountains that rise behind them, and glittering in the ripple of the clear blue lake.

Portrait of Chalon by John Partridge , now at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Family vault of John James Chalon in Highgate Cemetery
Napoleon on board the Bellerophon , 1816, now at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.