Philip James de Loutherbourg

Philip James de Loutherbourg
Philip James de Loutherbourg, self-portrait
Born	Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg (1740-10-31)31 October 1740 Strasbourg, Alsace, France
Died	11 March 1812(1812-03-11) (aged 71) Chiswick, Middlesex, Britain
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

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]