sir charles lock eastlake pra was an english painter, gallery director, collector and writer of the early 19th century.eastlake was born in plymouth, devon, the fourth son of an admiralty lawyer. he was educated at local grammar schools in plymouth and, briefly, at charterhouse (then still in london). he was committed to becoming a painter, and in 1809 he became the first pupil of benjamin haydon and a student at the royal academy scho…