John James Chalon
(1778-1854), Landscape and genre painterEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 1 portrait
Landscape and genre painter. Born in Geneva of French parents, Chalon came to England in 1789 and entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1796. Between 1801 and 1854 he exhibited eighty-six works at the Academy and became a Royal Academician in 1841.
by John Partridge
oil on millboard, 1836
NPG 4230
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