Painting and Sculpture

Charles Lock Eastlake

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.

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• ▸Alice Righter Edmiston
• ▸Gu Yanwu
• ▸Funeral of a Mummy on the Nile

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