Sir Charles Eastlake
(1793-1865)

painter, 1st director of the National Gallery, and Knight Bachelor (from 1850)

Died aged c. 72

Sir Charles Lock Eastlake PRA (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.

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London, United Kingdom

Sir Charles Eastlake 1793-1865 painter and first director of the National Gallery lived here

7 Fitzroy Square, Camden, W1, London, United Kingdom where they lived