163212 - de Loutherbourg - Aquatint of Needles, Isle of Wight 1805 .

de Loutherbourg - Aquatint of Needles, Isle of Wight 1805 . This aquatint with original hand colouring is by Philipp Jakob de Loutherbourg. The engraving is from the Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales. Published in London by Robert Bowyer, 1805. Loutherbourg was a well-established French artist, known for his paintings of landscapes and animals, and working very much in the vein of the Romantic school at the end of the eighteenth century. He was a member of the Royal Academy and received a number of commissions for varied work. One project was this splendid series of British views. Loutherbourg has dramatized the power and excitement of nature and has subsumed man and his structures under this natural drama. The skillful drawing and printing, along with the fluid and soft colour, enhance this sense of freshness and excitement. Size: 18in x 13in (46cm x 33cm) Very good with occasional age-related marks.