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Coalbrookdale By Night
''Coalbrookdale by Night'' is an 1801 oil painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg. The painting depicts the Madeley Wood Company, Madeley Wood (or Bedlam) Furnaces, which belonged to the Coalbrookdale Company from 1776 to 1796. The picture has come to symbolize the birth of the Industrial Revolution in the Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire, England. It is held in the collections of the Science Museum (London), Science Museum in London. Loutherbourg undertook tours of England and Wales during 1786 and 1800, observing industrial activity at the time. ''Coalbrookdale by Night'' provides a view of the Bedlam Furnaces in Madeley Dale, downstream along the River Severn from the town of Ironbridge itself. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Coalbrookdale by Night 1801 paintings 1801 in England Collections of the Science Museum, London Coalbrookdale Industrial Revolution History of Shropshire Paintings by Philip James de Loutherbourg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip James De Loutherbourg
Philip James de Loutherbourg RA (31 October 174011 March 1812), whose name is 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. Early life Loutherbourg was born in Strasbourg in 1740, the son of an expatriate Polish miniature painter. Intended for the Lutheran ministry, he was educated at the University of Strasbourg. Paris Rejecting a religious calling, Loutherbourg decided to become a painter, and in 1755 placed himself under Charles-André van Loo in Paris and later under Francesco Giuseppe Casanova. His talent developed rapidly, and he became a figure in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
