Philip James de Loutherbourg
Pioneered theatrical sets and naval paintings
Philip James de Loutherbourg, whose name is sometimes given in the French form of Philippe-Jacques, the German form of Philipp Jakob, or with the English-language epithet of the Younger, was a French-born British painter who became known for his large naval works, his elaborate set designs for London theatres, and his invention of a mechanical theatre called the "Eidophusikon". He also had an interest in faith-healing and the occult and was a companion of the confidence-trickster Cagliostro.
Artworks by this artist
- Deuxième Suite des Figures 3
- Gate of Carisbrooke Castle 1805
- The Island of Portland
- A Windy Day ca. 1776
- Iron Works, Colebrook Dale 1805
- Christ Appearing To The Disciples At Emmaus 1797
- The Hermit 1798
- The Arrival of a Hoy at Margate
- Smugglers
- Deuxième Suite des Figures 4
- Snowdon from Capel Curig 1787
- A Path on a Hilltop
- Chepstow Castle in Monmouthshire 1805
- Cowes Castle, Isle Of Wight
- Landscape with Figures and Animals
- The Angel Binding Satan ca. 1797
- The Great Fire of London ca. 1797
- An Exhibition 1776
- Cataract on the Llugwy 1805
- Rustics with Poultry Returning from Market