Mercier, Philippe

French Painter, ca.1689-1760 was a French painter and etcher, who lived principally and was active in England. He was born in Berlin of French extraction, the son of a Huguenot tapestry-worker. He studied painting at the Akademie der Wissenschaften of Berlin[1] and later under Antoine Pesne, who had arrived in Berlin in 1710. Later, he traveled in Italy and France before arriving in London??"recommended by the Court at Hannover"??probably in 1716. He married in London in 1719 and lived in Leicester Fields. He was appointed principal painter and librarian to the Prince and Princess of Wales at their independent establishment in Leicester Fields, and while he was in favor he painted various portraits of the Royalties, and no doubt many of the nobility and gentry. Of the Royal portraits, those of the Prince of Wales and of his three sisters, painted in 1728, were all engraved in mezzotint by Jean Pierre Simon, and that of the three elder children of the Prince of Wales by the John Faber Junior in 1744. This last was a typical piece of Mercier's composition, the children being made the subject of a spirited, if somewhat childish, allegory in their game of play. Prince George is represented with a firelock on his shoulder, teaching a dog his drill


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Mercier, Philippe The Belton Conversation Piece oil


The Belton Conversation Piece
Painting ID::  19379
The Belton Conversation Piece
Oil on canvas Belton House, Lincolnshire.
Oil_on_canvas Belton_House,_Lincolnshire.
   
   
     

Mercier, Philippe Frederick, Prince of Wales and his Sisters at Kew oil


Frederick, Prince of Wales and his Sisters at Kew
Painting ID::  19380
Frederick, Prince of Wales and his Sisters at Kew
Oil on canvas Cliveden, Buckinghamshire.
Oil_on_canvas Cliveden,_Buckinghamshire.
   
   
     

Mercier, Philippe School for Boys oil


School for Boys
Painting ID::  19381
School for Boys
1738 Oil on canvas.
1738 Oil_on_canvas.
   
   
     

Mercier, Philippe and his sisters oil


and his sisters
Painting ID::  79205
and his sisters
1733(1733) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 45.1 x 57.8 cm (17.8 x 22.8 in) cyf
   
   
     

Mercier, Philippe Prince of Wales oil


Prince of Wales
Painting ID::  79962
Prince of Wales
1733(1733) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 45.1 x 57.8 cm (17.8 x 22.8 in) cyf
   
   
     

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     Mercier, Philippe
     French Painter, ca.1689-1760 was a French painter and etcher, who lived principally and was active in England. He was born in Berlin of French extraction, the son of a Huguenot tapestry-worker. He studied painting at the Akademie der Wissenschaften of Berlin[1] and later under Antoine Pesne, who had arrived in Berlin in 1710. Later, he traveled in Italy and France before arriving in London??"recommended by the Court at Hannover"??probably in 1716. He married in London in 1719 and lived in Leicester Fields. He was appointed principal painter and librarian to the Prince and Princess of Wales at their independent establishment in Leicester Fields, and while he was in favor he painted various portraits of the Royalties, and no doubt many of the nobility and gentry. Of the Royal portraits, those of the Prince of Wales and of his three sisters, painted in 1728, were all engraved in mezzotint by Jean Pierre Simon, and that of the three elder children of the Prince of Wales by the John Faber Junior in 1744. This last was a typical piece of Mercier's composition, the children being made the subject of a spirited, if somewhat childish, allegory in their game of play. Prince George is represented with a firelock on his shoulder, teaching a dog his drill

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