EASTLAKE, Sir CIIARLES LOCK, president of the royal academy of London, was b. at Plymouth in 1795, educated at the charter,house in London, and entered as a student tit the royal academy. Subsequently, he went to Paris, where he studied and copied the great paintings then collected in the Louvre. The return of Napoleon from Elba compelled him to leave France. He went back to his native town, and supported him self by portrait-painting. When the Bellerophon, with Napoleon on board, appeared in the port of Plymouth, E. profited by the opportunity, and produced his first important picture, "Napoleon at the Gangway of the Bellerophon, attended by some of his Officers." In 1817, sir Charles visited Italy and Greece, sketching assiduously in both countries. During a residence of several years in Rome, he executed his "Girl of Albano leading a Blind Woman to Mass," " Isidas the Spartan," "Pilgrims arriving in Sight of Rome," and many others, illustrative of Italian customs and scenery. In 1827, he was elected an associate, and in 1830, a full member of the royal academy. His " Greek Fugitives Prisoners to Banditti," etc., added to his already great reputation; and in 1841, appeared what many conceive to be his masterpiece, " Christ lamenting over Jerusalem." It was
immensely admired, the duplicate painted for Mr. Vernon being reckoned one of the most valuable pictures in the Vernon gallery. " Hagar and Ishmael " was exhibited in 1844; " Heloise" in 1845; " The Escape of Francesco Novello di Carrara with Taddea d'Este, his Wife, from the Duke of Milan," in 1850; "Beatrice" in 1855, etc. In 1850, he was elected president of the royal academy, when he received the honor of knight hood. Subsequently, he was appointed director of the national gallery, in which capacity his services were of the highest importance; for besides its-improved arrange ment, many of the most valuable specimens of the best schools were added to the collec tion. Sir Charles also acquired a high reputation as a writer on art. In 1847, he pub lished Materials for the History of Oil Painting, a work of great learning and research. lie contributed several articles to the Penny Cyclopedia on subjects belonging to his profession, and executed a translation of Goethe's Farbenteltre. In 1853, he received the title of n.c.L. from the university of Oxford. He died Dec. 1865