Faith Community
reformed
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
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Philip James de Loutherbourg
1740-10-31 – 1812-03-11
Life & Legacy
Philip James de Loutherbourg, RA (born Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg; 31 October 1740 – 11 March 1812) 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 Alessandro Cagliostro.
Occupation & Career
painter, scenographer, costume designer, artist
Education
Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
Faith & Community
reformed
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
An Avalanche in the Alps; Lord Howe's action, or the Glorious First of June; Coalbrookdale by Night; Moonlight; Landscape with Animals; Eidophusikon; Landscape with Figures and Animals; Warley Camp: The Review; A Cottage in Patterdale, Westmoreland; Dovedale in Derbyshire; A View near Matlock, Derbyshire with Figures Working beneath a Wooden Conveyor
Legacy Highlights
Church
reformed
Organizations & Memberships
Royal Academy of Arts
Notable Work
A Cottage in Patterdale, Westmoreland · A View near Matlock, Derbyshire with Figures Working beneath a Wooden Conveyor · An Avalanche in the Alps · Coalbrookdale by Night · Dovedale in Derbyshire · Eidophusikon · Landscape with Animals · Landscape with Figures and Animals · Lord Howe's action, or the Glorious First of June · Moonlight · Warley Camp: The Review
Education & Institutions
Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
Annibal Christian Loutherbourg
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Family Father
Philipp Jakob Loutherbourg
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Family Spouse
Lucy de Loutherbourg (née Paget)
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Notable Work
An Avalanche in the Alps
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Notable Work
Lord Howe's action, or the Glorious First of June
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Notable Work
Coalbrookdale by Night
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Notable Work
Moonlight
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Notable Work
Landscape with Animals
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Notable Work
Eidophusikon
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Notable Work
Landscape with Figures and Animals
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Notable Work
Warley Camp: The Review
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Notable Work
A Cottage in Patterdale, Westmoreland
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Notable Work
Dovedale in Derbyshire
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Notable Work
A View near Matlock, Derbyshire with Figures Working beneath a Wooden Conveyor
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q1970087 — wikidata View source
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