The Great Fire of London
Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg
ca. 1797
The Great Fire of London is an oil on canvas history painting by the French-born British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg, from 1797. It depicts the Great Fire of London in 1666 during the Restoration era. The blazing city is seen through the arches of London Bridge including the Old St Paul's Cathedral.
Loutherbourg was known for his expressive Romantic landscape paintings and battle scenes.
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