Philip James de Loutherbourg | |
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 Philip James de Loutherbourg, self-portrait | |
| Born | Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg 31 October 1740 |
| Died | 11 March 1812 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Charles-André van Loo Francesco Giuseppe Casanova |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Lord Howe's action, or the Glorious First of June Coalbrookdale by Night |
| Movement | History painting Military art Romanticism |
Philip James de Loutherbourg RA (31 October 1740 – 11 March 1812), 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 Alessandro Cagliostro.[1]