The Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Philip James de Loutherbourg · 1796
Why it's great
English fireships drift into the Spanish fleet at night in 1588 and the great Armada scatters in a blaze of flames. Philip James de Loutherbourg painted it in 1796, long after the event, to show off British sea power.
🏛️ Part of history
Elizabeth I & the Spanish Armada (1558–1603) — English fireships drift into the Spanish fleet at night in 1588 and the great Armada scatters in a blaze of flames.
Where to see it
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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.
