Alfred Edward Chalon

Place: Geneva

Born: 1780

Death: 1860

Biography:

Alfred Edward Chalon RA (15 February 1780 – 3 October 1860) was a Swiss portrait painter. He lived in London where he was noticed by Queen Victoria. Alfred Chalon was born in Geneva from a father who soon was hired as professor at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, in England. With his brother John James Chalon (1778–1854), Alfred became an arti...