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Charles Lock Eastlake

1793 - 1865

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Lock Eastlake has received more than 86,293 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Lock Eastlake is the 6,358th most popular writer, the 5,518th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 629th most popular British Writer.

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Notable Works

Contributions to the literature of the fine arts
Art
1848
The Abuses of the National Gallery, by Verax. to Which Are Added, Observations on the Minutes of the Trustees of the National Gallery, Including Mr. Eastlake's Report
2018
Discourse Delivered To The Students Of The Royal Academy
2018
Materials for a History of Oil Painting
2018
Materials for a history of oil painting
History, Painting, Technique
1847
Contributions to the Literature of the Fine Arts; Volume 2
2018
Contributions to the literature of the fine arts
Art
1848
Materials for a history of oil painting
History, Painting, Technique
1847
Materials for a History of Oil Painting
2018
The Abuses of the National Gallery, by Verax. to Which Are Added, Observations on the Minutes of the Trustees of the National Gallery, Including Mr. Eastlake's Report
2018
Discourse Delivered To The Students Of The Royal Academy
2018
Contributions to the Literature of the Fine Arts; Volume 2
2018

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Charles Lock Eastlake ranks 6,358 out of 7,302. Before him are Chris Hedges, Shin Kyung-sook, Damon Runyon, James Truslow Adams, John Scalzi, and P. H. Newby. After him are Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Tom Wilson, Edward Everett Hale, Kaifi Azmi, John P. Marquand, and Shan Sa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1793, Charles Lock Eastlake ranks 55. Before him are John Clare, José Ignacio de Márquez, Robert Edmond Grant, Manuel Menéndez, Thomas Doughty, and Eliphalet Remington. After him are Felicia Hemans, Henry Schoolcraft, Edward Bates, and John Slidell. Among people deceased in 1865, Charles Lock Eastlake ranks 78. Before him are William Henry Smyth, A. P. Hill, Andrei Stackenschneider, Henry Wirz, Hugh Falconer, and William J. Duane. After him is Thomas Corwin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Lock Eastlake ranks 5,518 out of 8,785. Before him are Allan Wells (1952), Andy Powell (1950), Horace Gould (1921), John Wark (1957), P. H. Newby (1918), and Peter Hill-Wood (1936). After him are Hannah Murray (1989), Cuth Harrison (1906), Richard Crashaw (1612), Peter Mandelson (1953), Iwan Rheon (1985), and Paul Dummett (1991).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Charles Lock Eastlake ranks 629. Before him are Brian Friel (1929), Angie Sage (1952), Susan Hill (1942), Compton Mackenzie (1883), John Skelton (1460), and P. H. Newby (1918). After him are Michael Rosen (1946), Henry Green (1905), Christopher Fry (1907), Thomas Lodge (1558), H. R. F. Keating (1926), and Alfred Austin (1835).

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