The Shipwreck (Loutherbourg)
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Year1793
Dimensions109.8 cm × 160.5 cm (43.2 in × 63.2 in)
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| Artist | Philip James de Loutherbourg |
| Year | 1793 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 109.8 cm × 160.5 cm (43.2 in × 63.2 in) |
| Location | Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton |
The Shipwreck is a 1793 landscape painting by the French artist Philip James de Loutherbourg.[1][2] It depicts a shipwreck on a rocky coastline during a violent storm, where the survivors are attempting to get ashore only for their lifeboat to be attacked by bandits. The theme was one that interested Loutherbourg and he painted several variations of it including The Wreckers.[3] It reflects the developing romantic movement of which Loutherbourg was a pioneer. Today the painting is in the collection of the Southampton City Art Gallery in Hampshire, having been acquired in 1949.[4]
