Artist

Charles Lock Eastlake

Portrait of Charles Lock Eastlake
Portrait of Charles Lock Eastlake

British, 1793–1865

Charles Lock Eastlake was a British British Romanticism artist. 10 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum. Charles Lock Eastlake was born in Plymouth.

Sir Charles Lock Eastlake (17 November 1793 – 24 December 1865) was a British painter, gallery director, collector and writer of the 19th century. After a period as keeper, he was the first director of the National Gallery. From 1850 to 1865 he served as President of the Royal Academy, succeeding Martin Archer Shee in the role.

Works by Charles Lock Eastlake

Collections represented

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