Chevalier (Nicholas, 1828-1902). On the Tunis Coast, oil on thin board, one edge mounted onto thin wood panel, depicting a coastal scene looking across the sea towards Tunis, boats in the foreground, some toning to varnish, minor craquelure, 11.4 x 33.6 cm (4 1/2 x 13 1/4 ins), remnants of contemporary label to verso 'Sketch of the Coast of Tunis...Chevalier - £5.5', framed in gilt (25 x 47 cm) (Quantity: 1) Russian-born artist Nicholas Chevalier studied painting and architecture in Switzerland and Munich, and in 1851 travelled to London to see the Great Exhibition. He subsequently trained as a lithographer and exhibited two works at the Royal Academy in 1852. Chevalier then spent some months studying water-colour painting and drawing in Rome. When the family fortunes declined, Nicholas was sent to join his brother in Victoria, Australia to look after his father's affairs. He arrived in February 1855, visited the goldfields, and in 1857 married Caroline Wilkie (1836–1917), a relative of the painter David Wilkie in Melbourne. When Queen Victoria’s second son, the Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in Melbourne in 1867 as part of his world tour, Chevalier accompanied the royal party as correspondent for The Illustrated Australian News. He was subsequently invited to join the Duke’s entourage for the voyage back to England, documenting the journey with sketches and watercolours which were exhibited at the Crystal Palace and at the South Kensington Museum in 1872.
Chevalier (Nicholas, 1828-1902). On the Tunis Coast, oil on thin board, one edge mounted onto thin wood panel, depicting a coastal scene looking across the sea towards Tunis, boats in the foreground, some toning to varnish, minor craquelure, 11.4 x 33.6 cm (4 1/2 x 13 1/4 ins), remnants of contemporary label to verso 'Sketch of the Coast of Tunis...Chevalier - £5.5', framed in gilt (25 x 47 cm) (Quantity: 1) Russian-born artist Nicholas Chevalier studied painting and architecture in Switzerland and Munich, and in 1851 travelled to London to see the Great Exhibition. He subsequently trained as a lithographer and exhibited two works at the Royal Academy in 1852. Chevalier then spent some months studying water-colour painting and drawing in Rome. When the family fortunes declined, Nicholas was sent to join his brother in Victoria, Australia to look after his father's affairs. He arrived in February 1855, visited the goldfields, and in 1857 married Caroline Wilkie (1836–1917), a relative of the painter David Wilkie in Melbourne. When Queen Victoria’s second son, the Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in Melbourne in 1867 as part of his world tour, Chevalier accompanied the royal party as correspondent for The Illustrated Australian News. He was subsequently invited to join the Duke’s entourage for the voyage back to England, documenting the journey with sketches and watercolours which were exhibited at the Crystal Palace and at the South Kensington Museum in 1872.
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