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Alfred Edward Chalon was a Swiss portrait artist. He lived with his brother John James Chalon in London who was also an artist. Chalon painted portraits of London's upper society figures and, following a commission to paint Queen Victoria in her state robes in 1837, he was made 'Portrait Painter in Water Colour to Her Majesty'. He was a member of the Royal Academy.
Alfred Edward Chalon was a Swiss portrait artist. He lived with his brother John James Chalon in London who was also an artist. Chalon painted portraits of London's upper society figures and, following a commission to paint Queen Victoria in her state robes in 1837, he was made 'Portrait Painter in Water Colour to Her Majesty'. He was a member of the Royal Academy.
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| Title: | Letter from Alfred Edward Chalon |
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| Description: | This letter from Alfred Edward Chalon to Sampson Low is written to accompany a portrait of the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson to be forwarded to Harriet Beecher Stowe. (Chalon painted a watercolour portrait of Clarkson from which mezzotint engravings were produced afterwards). |
| Address: | El Retiro Kensington |
| Letter dated: | 10-11-1854 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 1 page |
| Type of letter: | Request to forward an item to another client |
| Key works mentioned: | Portrait of (Thomas) Clarkson |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © The Trustees of the British Museum https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_20 |
