Wax bust of a clean-shaven elderly gentleman with a Regency period hairstyle. It is on a round socle on an ebonized cylindrical wooden stand with a (now broken) glass shade. It bears a scratched inscription on the base 'Parker Sc. London' and was presented by R. W. E. Allars in July 1937.

Eastwick, born on 25 June 1772, was master's mate in the 'Inconstant' in 1788 but subsequently became an East India Company officer. In January 1792 he became 5th officer of the East Indiaman 'Barwell' and in August 1793 was one of seven who escaped from the wreck of an American ship at Cape Negrais on the coast of Burma. He was captain of the 'Endeavour' when she was taken in Belasore Road by the French frigate 'La Forte' but recaptured by 'La Sybille' in 1799. In 1800 he went to Persia with Sir John Malcolm's mission and in 1807 was in General Whitelock's expedition to Buenos Aires. He then commanded the 'Ganges' which brought home Lord Minto's despatches after the Madras Mutiny of 1809. In 1810 he escaped from the wreck of the 'Elizabeth' at Dunkirk, was imprisoned for months but liberated by Napoleon. In 1812 he was again captured after being wounded in an action with the American privateer 'Anaconda' and was in command of the 'Asia' in 1825 when she was wrecked on the coast of Holland.

He died on 31 December 1865. He had three sons of whom Edward Backhouse Eastwick (1814-83), orientalist and diplomat. His own biography, 'Life of Captain R.W. Eastwick', by T. Fisher was published by Unwin's in 1891.