EXHIBITION: In Pursuit of Art: Charles Eastlake's Journey from Plymouth to the National Gallery

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery

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PLYMOUTH CITY MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY
Drake Circus
Plymouth
PL4 8AJ
01752 304774

Open 10am to 5.30pm Tuesday to Friday
10am to 5pm Saturdays
Closed Sundays and Mondays

ADMISSION FREE

Charles Eastlake (1793–1865), painter, scholar and arts administrator, was born in Plymouth and went on to become President of the Royal Academy and the first Director of the National Gallery, London. This exhibition will investigate his artistic development and his activities as a central figure of the Victorian art world and is being produced in partnership with the National Gallery.