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| Title | Pastoral Scene | |
| Collection | Beecroft Art Gallery, Westcliff-on-Sea | |
| Artist | Loutherbourg, Philip James de (French painter and scenographer, 1740-1812, active in Great Britain) | |
| Date | 1797 (dated) | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | Philip James de Loutherbourg, born in Alsace and trained in Paris, came to London in 1771 to design stage sets for the eminent actor David Garrick. He began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1772. Most of his later works, of which this picture is typical, were in a highly romantic style, and he published two books in 1801 and 1805 of 'Picturesque Scenery'. | |
| Current Accession Number | SOUAG:B108 | |
| Inscription | front ll 'PI de Loutherbourg RA 1797' | |
| Subject | landscape; figure; animal (cattle); everyday life | |
| Measurements | 27 x 36 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by Walter G. Beecroft 1961. | |
| Principal Exhibitions | Millennium Exhibition, Beecroft Art Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, 2000, cat. no. 33. | |
| Publications | Hunt, C., Highlights from the Beecroft Art Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, 2000, p. 21, pl. 33. | |
| Notes | Partial dealer's label on back 'White'. | |
| Rights Owner | Copyright Southend Borough Council | |
| Author | Dr Rachel Sloan | |