Philip Jacques (James) de Loutherbourg (1740 – 1812)

• Was a Franco-British painter.
• He became known for his large naval works, 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.
• His finest work was the Destruction of the Armada.
• He also painted the Great Fire of London and several historical works, including the Attack of the Combined Armies on Valenciennes (1793).
• He was interested in the industrial revolution.
• Seven of his paintings, including Lodore Waterfall and Skating in Hyde Park, are in the Government Art Collection.
• He was made a member of the Royal Academy in 1781.

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