Sir Charles Lock Eastlake biography

 Sir Charles Lock Eastlake biography

Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, (born Nov. 17, 1793, Plymouth, Devon, Eng.—died Dec. 24, 1865, Pisa, Italy), English Neoclassical painter who helped develop England’s nationwide assortment of work.

Eastlake studied first underneath the English historic painter and author Benjamin Robert Haydon, whose style he selected to comply with, and later on the Royal Academy of Arts, London. After 1813 he traveled extensively on the European continent, remaining in Rome from 1818 to 1830. During this era he painted the Italian peasant scenes for which he turned well-known in England. About 1823 he started to discover historic and classical material. In 1830 he was elected to the Royal Academy.

Between 1830 and 1840 Eastlake labored devotedly on his notebooks. From 1843 to 1847 he was keeper of the National Gallery, resigning amid unjust criticism. His important research Materials for a History of Oil Painting appeared in 1847. When in 1850 he turned president of the Royal Academy and was knighted, Eastlake deserted portray for administration, changing into arbiter of nationwide and courtroom style. In 1855 he was appointed to the brand new directorship of the National Gallery, a place he held till his dying.

Although he isn't thought-about to be greater than a traditional painter, he acquired many essential works for the National Gallery and in addition contributed to the literature of artwork historical past.