Mary Martha Pearson.Captain William Joseph Eastwick (1808-89). Bombay Army 1827-41; and Director of the East India Company 1849-58.A half-length figure; with body turned towards the right. The face is seen almost in full. Eastwick wears a red-lined black cape with a fur collar and gold chain. Dark background with archway. arrived in India in 1827 and served with the Bombay army in the Kolhapur and South Maratha country. He became Assistant to Sir H. Pottinger in Sind and negotiated the 1839 Treaty with the Amirs. He served in the 1st Afghan War and obtained supplies for Nott at Kandahar. He retired in 1841 and became a Director of the East India Company 1849-58. He was the last Deputy Chairman; and member of the Council of India 1858-68. He must have sat for the present portrait just before sailing for India in 1827. Oil painting. 30 by 25 ins (76 by 63.5 cms).1827.Foster 42London; British Library.