Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740–1812)
Author of Pandaemonium: The Coming of the Machine as Seen by Contemporary Observers, 1660-1886
Associated Works
Pandaemonium: The Coming of the Machine as Seen by Contemporary Observers, 1660-1886 (1985) — Cover artist, some editions — 247 copies, 2 reviews
BBC Proms 2025 : First Night of the Proms 2025 : Friday 18 July {programme} (2025) — Illustrator — 1 copy
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- Other names
- de Loutherbourg, Philippe-Jacques
de Loutherbourg, Philipp Jakob - Birthdate
- 1740-10-31
- Date of death
- 1812-03-11
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Strasbourg
- Short biography
- Franco-British painter who became known for his large naval works, his elaborate set designs for London theatres, and his invention of a mechanical theatre called the "Eidophusikon". He also had an interest in faith-healing and the occult and was a companion of the confidence-trickster Cagliostro
- Birthplace
- Strasbourg
- Places of residence
- Paris, France
London, England, UK - Place of death
- Chiswick, London, England, UK
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