Ruin at Basingstoke

Location

Country: Italy
City: Rome
Place: British Embassy

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

England, Hampshire

Subjects

shepherd, topography, tree, sheep, boy, woman, girl, gravestone, path, churchyard, church, ruin

Materials & Techniques

colour aquatint

Artist

Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)

Title

Ruin at Basingstoke

Date

1805

Medium

Colour aquatint

Acquisition

Purchased from Agnew's, April 1978

GAC number

13799