Philip James de Loutherbourg
British artist
Died when: 71 years 132 days (856 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Philip James de Loutherbourg RA (31 October 1740 – 11 March 1812), whose name was sometimes given in the French form of Philippe-Jacques, the German form of Philipp Jakob, or with the English-language epithet of the Younger, was a French-born 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 Alessandro Cagliostro.
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