The Cave of Despair (from Edmund Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene', Book 1, Canto 9, Lines 8–35)
Romanticism
1830
79.0 x 52.0 cm
sir charles lock eastlake (1793 – 1865)
Sir Charles Lock Eastlake (1793-1865) was a British Neoclassical painter, art historian & director of the National Gallery. Known for historical scenes, biblical paintings, and influential writings on color theory & art history. A key figure in 19th-
About this artwork
- Title: The Cave of Despair (from Edmund Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene', Book 1, Canto 9, Lines 8–35)
- Artist: sir charles lock eastlake
- Year: 1830
- Original dimensions: 79.0 x 52.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Corpus context: national gallery focus, illustrative art legacy
- Keywords: melancholy painting, dramatic lighting, dark cave scene
- Color intensity: Balanced
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