Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Ministry of Defence, Main Building, Whitehall

Philip James de Loutherbourg, was born in Germany, the son of a miniaturist and engraver. The family moved to Paris in 1755 where he studied with Carle Van Loo and Jean-Georges Wille, before entering the studio of François Joseph Casanova. He left Paris in 1768 to travel through France, Switzerland and the Rhineland. In 1771 he arrived in London, where David Garrick gave him control of the scenery at Drury Lane Theatre. He remained at the theatre when Sheridan took over. In 1781, he became a member of the Royal Academy. He travelled throughout the UK on sketching tours and began painting naval victories in the 1790s. In 1807 he was made Historical Painter to the Duke of Gloucester. He died in Hammersmith, aged 71.

Places

Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic

Subjects

rowing boat, fleet, sea, flag, coat of arms, sailor (navy), French Revolutionary War, Third Battle of Ushant, Glorious First of June, ship

Materials & Techniques

engraving

Artist

James Fittler (1758 - 1835)
Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)

Title

The Glorious Victory, obtained over the French Fleet by the British Fleet under the Command of Earl Howe, on the First of June 1794

Date

published 1 January 1799

Medium

Engraving

Acquisition

Purchased from Colnaghi, April 1952

Provenance

Collection of Prince Loewenstein; Liechenstein Collection; with Colnaghi, London; from whom purchased by the Ministry of Works in April 1952

GAC number

1554