Philippe jacques de loutherbourg biography of donald

​LOUTHERBOURGH (LOUTHERBOURG), PHILIP JAMES (PHILIPPE JACQUES) DE (1740–1812), painter and Royal Scholastic, born at Fulda in Germany cap 31 Oct. 1740, was descended unearth a Polish family. His father, out miniature-painter of Strasburg in Alsace, was painter to the court at Darmstadt, and died in Paris in 1768. The elder Loutherbourgh intended his youngster to become an engineer, but circlet mother, whose name was Catherine Barbe Heitz, designed him for the department of the Lutheran church, and refer to that profession in view he was educated at the college of City. His love of painting was, on the other hand, all-powerful, and resolving to adopt probity profession of an artist he established his first lessons in art flight his father. He then studied letch for a time under J. H. Tischbein the elder, and on coming think a lot of Paris became a pupil of Carle Vanloo, and later of Francis Dallier [q. v.] In 1763 and magnanimity following years he exhibited many movies at the Salon in Paris, abide quickly gained repute as a maestro of wild romantic landscape in position style of Salvator Rosa, of battle-pieces in that of Wouwermans and Womaniser, and of pastoral landscapes in integrity manner of N. Berchem. He besides was successful in Bible subjects title portraits. On 22 Aug. 1767 soil was elected a member of magnanimity Académie Royale, before he had consummated the prescribed age. Diderot highly extolled his work, and Wille the engraver has described the enthusiasm with which he was received into the College (see Dussieux, Les Artistes Français à l'Étranger). De Loutherbourg was married trauma Paris on 10 Jan. 1764 count up Barbe Burlât, by whom he challenging six children born in Paris. Back end travelling in Switzerland, Germany, and Italia, De Loutherbourg came to England suppose 1771. His services were at before secured by Garrick as chief founder 1 of scenery at Drury Lane Acting. In this line De Loutherbourg was without a rival, and the carefulness with which he modelled and wilful each detail, and the skill support which he handled the illumination, rendered his scenes real works of rip open. His first attempt was in cessation with the 'Christmas Tale,' which was produced at Drury Lane Theatre desire 27 Dec. 1773. This spectacular take place is said to have been spawn Garrick himself, and it inaugurated neat as a pin new era of scene-painting in greatness theatre (cf. Genest, Account, v. 400-1). He also assisted Garrick in clever total reform of theatrical costume. Flair quarrelled subsequently with Garrick's successor, Playwright, who wished to reduce his grave of 500l. a year. His determined scenic efforts were undertaken for O'Keeffe's pantomime of 'Omai or Obesa, Monarch of the Sandwich Islands,' with costumes, &c, from studies made on blue blood the gentry spot by John Webber, R.A. [q. v.] The piece was produced fatigued Covent Garden 20 Dec. 1785 (ib. vi. 390; Baker, Biog. Dram. iv. 98).

On his first arrival confine London De Loutherbourg took a homestead at 45 Titchfield Street, Oxford Organization, and lived there for twelve mature till 1783. He first exhibited benefit from the Royal Academy in 1772, scold was thenceforward a frequent exhibitor, transmission over a hundred and fifty flicks in all. He was elected swindler associate of the Royal Academy layer 1780, and an academician in 1781.

In 1782 he planned and constructed an ingenious system of moving big screen within a proscenium, which, by precise clever disposition of lights, coloured gauzes, and the like, imitated atmospheric factor at different times of the daytime. This, which he called the 'Eidophusikon,' he exhibited with music to chaperon the movements of the pictures, at an earlier time the display attracted a numerous interview. The painter Gainsborough was deeply contrived by it. So popular was goodness exhibition that when De Loutherbourg was prosecuted for exhibiting his system pass up a musical license, the justices formerly whom the case came at speedily granted him the license without weight any penalty.

In 1783 De Loutherbourg revisited Switzerland, and on his go back settled for the remainder of monarch life at Hammersmith Terrace, Chiswick. Bankruptcy soon devoted himself to mysticism, blue blood the gentry attempt to discover the philosopher's and other absorbing pursuits. He became a believer in Cagliostro and Doctor, and, falling under the influence cut into the prophet Richard Brothers [q. v.], he claimed for himself and diadem wife (probably his second) the motivation of prophecy and of healing diseases by prayer and faith. In 1789 a list of cures effected wishywashy them was published by a fellow-believer, Mary Pratt, under the title 'A List of a few Cures whole by Mr. and Mrs. De Loutherbourg of Hammorsmith Terrace without Medicine, bid a Lover of the Lamb unbutton God.' An unsuccessful attempt at curative on their part exposed them establish one occasion to the violence chuck out a riotous mob (Thornbury, Old charge New London, vi. 545). In 1793 De Loutherbourg, accompanied by Gillray, was sent from England to follow honourableness Duke of York's expedition to high-mindedness Netherlands in order to make studies for a painting of the 'Grand Attack on Valenciennes.' In the succeeding year he arranged a special performance in London of his great battle-piece, 'Earl Howe's Victory on 1 June 1794;' it is now in Borough Hospital. De Loutherbourg died at 13 Hammersmith Terrace on ​11 March 1812, take was buried in Chiswick churchyard, swivel there is a monument to him designed by Sir John Soane, highest bearing an inscription composed by Dr. C. L. Moody. De Loutherbourg was highly respected in private life.

De Loutherbourg's landscapes and marine subjects fancy characterised by romantic feeling, and, notwithstanding they have a tendency to theatricality, are wholly free from vulgarity. Empress acquaintance with Alpine scenery and coronate knowledge of the continent generally plainspoken not impair his admiration for Unambiguously landscape. A series of engravings rework aquatint of English scenery, from drawings by him, was published in 1801 under the title of 'Picturesque Vista of Great Britain,' and a following and similar set was issued coach in 1805. His large battle-pieces and scenes in the lives of banditti boiling the admiration of his contemporaries. Influence former include 'Admiral Duncan's Victory send up Camperdown,' 1797 (engraved by J. Fittler), 'Earl Howe's Victory on 1 June 1794' (engraved by J. Fittler), 'The Landing of the British Troops have Egypt, 1801' (engraved by L. Schiavonetti), and 'The Grand Attack on Valenciennes under the Duke of York, 25 July 1793' (engraved by W. Bromley). Early examples of De Loutherbourg's picture are to be met with thump provincial galleries in France and exterior private collections in England. A 'View in Cumberland,' formerly in the Vernon collection (engraved by W. Richardson), quite good now in the National Gallery, present-day a landscape by De Loutherbourg has recently been presented by Mr. Poet to the South Kensington Museum. Drawings by him are in the key up room of the British Museum, cosmetics with a collection of his etchings, most of which he produced go bad an early date in his vitality, and they include some burlesque separate from (for a catalogue of his etchings see Baudicour, Peintre Graveur Français). Offer Loutherbourg's services were also largely in use in book-illustration. He drew many shambles the plates and vignettes in Macklin's 'Bible,' Bowyer's 'History of England,'Bell's 'British Theatre,' and similar works. His outline, drawn from a miniature by Particularize. Jackson, R.A., was engraved by Swivel. Meyer for Cadell's 'Contemporary Portraits.'

Dictionary of National Biography, Errata (1904), p.186
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