An Avalanche in the Alps
Philip James de Loutherbourg · 1803
Philip James de Loutherbourg
France · 1740–1812
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.
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The Battle of the Nile
Philip James de Loutherbourg · 1800
Tate Britain
The Battle of the Nile is an oil on canvas history painting by the French-born British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg, from 1800. It depicts the Battle of the Nile on the 1 August 1798 during the French Revolutionary Wars. The battle, fought in Aboukir Bay near the Nile Delta, was a major victory for Britain's Royal Navy under Horatio Nelson over the French Republic.
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