Charles Eastlake

Charles Eastlake was an architect, furniture designer and art historian (1836–1906). He was born at Plymouth and died at London.

Also recorded as Charles Locke Eastlake; Jack Easel; Charles L. Eastlake.

Charles Eastlake in brief

Born
1836
Died
1906
Known for
architect, furniture designer and art historian
Place of birth
Plymouth
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Charles Locke Eastlake, Jack Easel and Charles L. Eastlake. His recorded language was English.

Identity

What the record establishes about Charles Eastlake.

The good Samaritan helping a stranger who has been ignored by a priest and Levite. Line engraving by S. Smith after C.L. Eastlake. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. A nun being visited in the monastery by female relatives. Engraving by S. Smith after Sir C.L. Eastlake. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery, and Other Details is dated 1872 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1977.553.1). Seated Young Italian Peasant Woman in Costume with White Headdress is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1993.248.1237). Pictures by sir Charles Eastlake, with a biographical and critical sketch of the artist by W. Cosmo Monkhouse is dated 1881. Sir Charles Eastlake. Photograph by L. Caldesi & Co. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection.

Charles Eastlake is recorded with the citizenship of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Charles Eastlake is recorded as architect, furniture designer and art historian. The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 8 objects associated with this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago records 1 object associated with this heading. Wellcome Collection records 17 objects associated with this heading. Open Library catalogues 1 work under this name.

Houghton County Courthouse is dated 1887. Am Schweitz is dated 1862.

Works and catalogued output

What Charles Eastlake produced.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 1 work under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 3 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 1 work under this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Charles Eastlake may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Charles Eastlake is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q5077219.

Catalogued works

10 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1839 to 1887.

A History of the Gothic Revival. Am Schweitz, dated 1862. Houghton County Courthouse, dated 1887. Pictures by sir Charles Eastlake, with a biographical and critical sketch of the artist by W. Cosmo Monkhouse, dated 1881. Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery, and Other Details, dated 1872, illustrations: lithographic transfer, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1977.553.1. Seated Young Italian Peasant Woman in Costume with White Headdress, dated n.d., fabricated chalk heightened with touches of gouache, on brown wove paper, laid down on card, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1993.248.1237. Sir Charles Eastlake. Photograph by L. Caldesi & Co., held by Wellcome Collection. The flight of Francesco Novello di Carrara, Lord of Padua, with his wife Taddea D'Este, from Padua under attack by Milan. Engraving by F. Bacon, 1839, after C.L. Eastlake., dated May 1, 1839, held by Wellcome Collection. A nun being visited in the monastery by female relatives. Engraving by S. Smith after Sir C.L. Eastlake., held by Wellcome Collection. The good Samaritan helping a stranger who has been ignored by a priest and Levite. Line engraving by S. Smith after C.L. Eastlake., held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 17 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Eastlake, Charles Locke, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Eastlake, Charles H., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Eastlake, Charles Lock (Sir), Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Eastlake, Charles Locke (1836–1906), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. ‘How to observe’: Charles Eastlake and a new professionalism for the arts, Journal of Art Historiography, 2018.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Journals and Correspondence of Lady Eastlake (1895) — Internet Archive.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1836Charles Eastlake born at Plymouth.
  2. 1836Charles Eastlake was born in 1836 at Plymouth.
  3. 1862Am Schweitz is dated 1862.
  4. 1862Am Schweitz.
  5. 1872Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery, and Other Details is dated 1872 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1977.553.1).
  6. 1872Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery, and Other Details (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  7. 1881Pictures by sir Charles Eastlake, with a biographical and critical sketch of the artist by W. Cosmo Monkhouse is dated 1881.
  8. 1881Pictures by sir Charles Eastlake, with a biographical and critical sketch of the artist by W. Cosmo Monkhouse.
  9. 1887Houghton County Courthouse is dated 1887.
  10. 1887Houghton County Courthouse.
  11. 1895Journals and Correspondence of Lady Eastlake (1895) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  12. 1895Journals and Correspondence of Lady Eastlake digitised by Internet Archive.
  13. 1906Charles Eastlake died at London.
  14. 1906Charles Eastlake died in 1906 at London.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Eastlake, Charles H., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Eastlake, Charles Lock (Sir), Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Eastlake, Charles Locke (1836–1906), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Eastlake, Charles Locke, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Eastlake, Sir Charles Lock, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Open Library author record for Charles Eastlake (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5077219: Charles Eastlake

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 8 articles naming Charles Eastlake.

    open access index · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Charles Eastlake as creator.

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  10. 10.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Charles Eastlake.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  11. 11.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Charles Eastlake (8 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  12. 12.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 17 works naming Charles Eastlake.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  13. 13.

    “Charles Eastlake”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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