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Landscape with Cattle and Figures
Philip James de Loutherbourg1765?
Dulwich Picture Gallery
London, United Kingdom
"De Loutherbourg was the son of a miniature painter and trained in Paris under the history painter Carle van Loo before embarking on a very successful career as a landscape painter. He moved to London in 1771 and established a reputation as an innovatory set designer, working for the Drury Lane Theatre under David Garrick, the actor-manager. He was known for his ability to create atmospheric light effects on stage.
Dulwich Picture Gallery founder Francis Bourgeois was taught by De Loutherbourg, which explains the presence of his master's work in his collection.
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Details
- Title: Landscape with Cattle and Figures
- Creator Lifespan: 1740 - 1812
- Date: 1765?
- Physical Dimensions: w972 x h708 cm
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil
- null: Perhaps one of the pair by Loutherbourg sold London, Christie's, Desenfans sale, 8 Apr. 1786, lot 366 ('Landscape-Cattle and Figures. 36 x 45 out. fr. £50') or lot 376 ('Landscape-Cattle, Sunset. 36 x 45. £50').
- Work Nationality: British
- Support: Canvas
- Provenance: London, Sir Francis Bourgeois, 1811; Bourgeois Bequest, 1811.
- Inscriptions: P J de Loutherbourg
- Further Information: Possibly a picture briefly described by Diderot at the Paris Salon of 1765.
- Artist: de Loutherbourg, Philippe Jacques
- Acquisition Method: Bourgeois, Sir Peter Francis (Bequest, 1811)
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