PRINCESS OF CAPUA 1841 William Henry Mote - Alfred Edward Chalon ENGRAVING

Original 1841 9 1/8 inch x 6 1/2 inch Etching and Engraving titled THE PRINCESS OF CAPUA

Portrait of Penelope, Princess of Capua; three-quarter length standing, directed to the left, head turned to front, with hair in ringlets, hands clasped at front, in hexagon.

Engraved by William Henry Mote (1803 - 1871). He was an English stipple and line engraver, primarily known for his portraits. He produced etchings for reference books, as well as original etchings. Mote became a member of the Royal Academy in his twenties and his portraits hang in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

After Alfred Edward Chalon (1780 - 1860). Chalon was born in Geneva but moved with his family to London at the time of the French Revolution. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1797 and established a reputation as a fashionable portraitist in watercolours. He was appointed Portrait Painter in Watercolours to Queen Victoria in 1837 and he was the first artist to whom she sat after her accession.

Published on October 1st, 1841, by Longman & Co., Paternoster Row, London

The engraving is in good condition with some foxing and age-related toning.