Plaque

Sir Charles Eastlake

Inscription

Greater London Council
Sir Charles Eastlake, 1793 - 1865, painter and first director of the National Gallery, lived here.

Site: Sir Charles Eastlake (1 memorial)

W1, Fitzroy Square, 9

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Sir Charles Eastlake

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Sir Charles Eastlake

First Director of the National Gallery. President of the Royal Academy. First...

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Sir Charles Eastlake

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Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could...

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