With his uneasy stare, his red nose and his double chin, there’s so much character in this Regency gentleman’s face. Indeed he has the air of a country squire whose mare is impatiently stomping her feet outside whilst awaiting his return! Set against a colourful red and blue sky background, the portrait is signed Chalon.
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Born in Geneva in 1780 and having come to England as a child, Alfred Edward Chalon entered the Royal Academy Schools at the age of seventeen. He had a successful career painting both watercolours and miniatures and enjoyed royal patronage. He died unmarried in 1860.
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The portrait is set in a gilt metal frame that is glazed reverse to show a few brown curls laid on brown silk.
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APHA Registration: 3GGTRY63
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Framed Size: 79 x 65mm + ring
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Internal Reference: 7327
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1003376
Dateline of this antique is Georgian
Height is 8cm (3.1inches)
Width is 6.5cm (2.6inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
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