Claim: Sir Charles Lock Eastlake was the director of the National Gallery from 1855–1865.
Evidence: Elected President of the Royal Academy and knighted in 1850, he became a notable figure in the British art establishment, being appointed the first President of the Photographic Society in 1853 and, in 1855, the first Director of the National Gallery. 1855–1865 Sir Charles Lock Eastlake Directors