Llyn Ogween

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Wales Office, Gwydyr House, 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

Wales

Subjects

topography, horse, lake, mountain, stone/rock, cliff, Welsh, man, woman, 19th century costume

Materials & Techniques

aquatint, colour aquatint

Artist

Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740 - 1812)
William Pickett

Title

Llyn Ogween

Date

Medium

Colour aquatint

Acquisition

Purchased from Baynton-Williams, February 1977

GAC number

12804