Philip Mercier

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WA-00167347

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Philippe Mercier was an artist of French Huguenot descent from the German realm of Brandenburg-Prussia, usually defined to French school. Active in England for most of his working life, Mercier is considered one of the first practitioners of the Rococo style, and is credited with influencing a new generation of 18th-century English artists.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Pierrot Catching a Fly

1740 · Oil on canvas

58.6 × 74 cm (23 1/16 × 29 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Family Promenade, also called Philippe Mercier, His First Wife, and Family

1724 · Etching in black on cream wove paper

sheet: 37.2 × 31 cm (14 11/16 × 12 1/4 in.); Image: 35.4 × 30.2 cm (13 15/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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2 published of 2 catalogued · 2 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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