Attributed to Alfred Edward Chalon

watercolour heightened with white, corners cut together with a Portrait of a Lady wearing a pink dress circa 1910, a Lady wearing a blue veil, French, 1841 and a Portrait of a Lady seen in profile in the antique style, dated July 16th, 1815 (4) 

The paper in the Portrait of a Lady standing before a river landscape has discoloured and there is noticable water damage. The colours in the Portrait of a Lady wearing a pink floral dress are well preserved and the paper is in generally good order. The Portrait of a Lady wearing a blue vail has suffered from paper discolouration. The Portrait of a Lady seen in profile has suffered from visible water damage. The colours have faded and there are two holes to the canvas.
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