Alfred Edward Chalon
(1780-1860), Portrait and subject painterSitter associated with 1 portrait
Artist associated with 180 portraits
Born in Geneva to French parents. His father became a professor at the Royal Military College in Sandhurst, and the family moved to England. In 1797, Chalon enrolled at the Royal Academy schools. He first exhibited at the academy in 1810; was elected an associate two years later and became an academician in 1816. Chalon's talents lay in painting miniature watercolour portraits. His work became highly fashionable. He came to the attention of Queen Victoria and she asked him to paint her first visit to the House of Lords in 1837. Afterwards, the queen appointed him as painter in watercolour. The head and shoulders of his portrait of the Queen were featured on many British colonial postage stamps.
by Richard James Lane, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, circa 1825-1850
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by Richard James Lane, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, circa 1825-1850
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by Richard James Lane, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, circa 1825-1850
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by Richard James Lane, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, circa 1825-1850
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by Richard James Lane, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, circa 1825-1850
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by Richard James Lane, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, published June 1827
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by Charles Turner, after Alfred Edward Chalon
mezzotint, published 1828
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by John Henry Robinson, after Alfred Edward Chalon
etching, mid 19th century
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Princess Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa, Duchess of Cambridge
by William Say, published by Whittaker & Co, after Alfred Edward Chalon
mezzotint, published July 1830
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Elizabeth La Touche (née Vicars)
by William Ward, after Alfred Edward Chalon
mezzotint, published 1831
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Harriett Deborah Lacy (née Taylor) as Lady Honoria Howard in 'The School for Coquettes'
by Richard James Lane, published by Joseph Dickinson, published by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, published November 1831
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Harriett Deborah Lacy (née Taylor) as Lady Honoria Howard in 'The School for Coquettes'
by Richard James Lane, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, circa 1831
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Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
by Henry Richard Cook, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, circa 1831-1841
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by Alfred Edward Chalon, after George Thomas Doo
line engraving, 1833
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by Meuret, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Alfred Edward Chalon
hand-coloured lithograph, published 1 January 1833
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by Meuret, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, published 1 January 1833
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Priscilla Maden ('Zillah') Watts (née Wiffen)
by J. & W. Watt, published by Whitaker & Co, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 1834
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Charles James Mathews as George Rattleton in 'The Humpbacked Lover'
by Edward Morton, printed by Graf & Soret, published by John Mitchell, after Alfred Edward Chalon
lithograph, circa 1835
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Charles James Mathews as George Rattleton in 'The Humpbacked Lover'
by Edward Morton, after Alfred Edward Chalon
hand-coloured lithograph, circa 1835
NPG D5226
by Richard James Lane, printed by Graf & Soret, published by John Mitchell, published by Rittner & Goupil, after Alfred Edward Chalon
coloured lithograph, published 1 January 1836
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