Artist

Philip James de Loutherbourg

1740–1812 · born in Strasbourg · died in Chiswick

Philip James de Loutherbourg was an artist born in Strasbourg in 1740. He moved to London in 1771, where he designed spectacular theater scenery for the actor David Garrick and painted dramatic landscapes, battles and industrial scenes. He lived in Hammersmith and died in Chiswick in 1812.