Alfred Edward Chalon RA, Miss Eagles Caricature – early 19th-century ink drawing
Alfred Edward Chalon RA, Miss Eagles Caricature – early 19th-century ink drawing
Alfred Edward Chalon RA, Miss Eagles Caricature – early 19th-century ink drawing

Alfred Edward Chalon RA Miss Eagles Caricature

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An original early 19th-century pen & ink drawing, Alfred Edward Chalon RA, Miss Eagles Caricature.

An amusing caricatural sketch by the distinguished Victorian portrait painter Alfred Edward Chalon RA (1780–1860).

Chalon produced many similar caricature sketches in London during the period 1820 to 1840, depicting opera, ballet and theatre performers, which are now in the collection of the V&A. Here he satirises 'Miss Eagles', possibly a stage performer, a buxom woman possibly shown 'treading the boards'.

In brown ink on cream laid paper (19.2 x 14.7cm) laid down on cream wove backing paper.

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Alfred Edward Chalon RA (1780–1860)

Alfred Edward Chalon RA (1780–1860) was born in Geneva but moved with his family to London at the time of the French Revolution. His father was hired as professor at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and Alfred entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1797. His brother, John James Chalon (1778–1854), also became an artist.

Chalon established a reputation as a society portraitist in London, becoming an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1812 and a full academician in 1816. He came to the attention of Queen Victoria, who commissioned him to paint a gift to her mother in 1837: Victoria in her state robes going to the House of Lords for her first official act, the prorogation of the Parliament. He was the first artist to whom the queen sat after her accession and Chalon was subsequently appointed Portrait Painter in Watercolours to Queen Victoria. His portrait of the young queen was used on early issues of colonial stamps.

Bachelors, the Chalon brothers lived together. Alfred died at Campden Hill, in Kensington, London in 1860 and was buried with his brother in Highgate Cemetery.

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Dimensions: Height: 12.3cm (4.84") Width: 9.5cm (3.74")

Presented: Unframed.

Medium: Pen & Ink

Age: Early 19th-century

Signed: Signed lower right.

Inscribed: Inscribed lower left.

Dated: --

Condition: There are losses to the drawing in the hair area and lower foot as shown. The paper is age toned with some further historic damage to the upper margin. The sheet is shored up by the backing paper. Please see photos for detail.

Stock number: KB-315