alfred-edward-chalon-ra-swiss-english-1780-1860-portrait-miniature-of-a-gentleman
Lot 1120
Alfred Edward Chalon RA (Swiss/English, 1780-1860), Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Early 19th century, watercolor on ivory, signed lower right, the sitter with hazel eyes and windswept hair, attired in blue coat, yellow waistcoat, and frilled cravat, nicely rendered against a sky-filled background, presented behind glass in an ebonized frame with oval ormolu bezel and oak leaf and acorn hanger.

Miniature 3 x 2 3/8 in.; frame 5 1/4 x 4 3/8 in.

From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

Good estate condition; frame bezel and hanger appear period, wood is later.

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