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Chalon, Alfred Edward, 1780-1860 A pastoral idyll Brown wash over pencil 11 1/2 X 6 1/4 inches

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Alfred Edward Chalon
1780-1860

Chalon was the son of a Huguenot refugee from Geneva who settled in London, in the area of Kensington, and the younger brother of John James Chalon (1778-1854). The brothers, both unmarried, lived in Kensington for the rest of their lives. Alfred entered the Royal Academy schools in 1797. He became a member of the Associated Artists in 1807, resigning the following year to found the Sketching Society with his brother. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1810 and was elected an associate of the Academy in 1812 and a full Academician in 1816.