Philip Mercier

?1689–1760

Philip Mercier, ‘The Schutz Family and their Friends on a Terrace’ 1725
The Schutz Family and their Friends on a Terrace 1725
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Biography

Philippe Mercier (also spelled Philip Mercier; 1689 – 18 July 1760) was an artist of French Huguenot descent from the German realm of Brandenburg-Prussia (later Kingdom of Prussia), usually defined to French school. Active in England for most part of his lifetime, Mercier is considered one of the first practitioners of the Rococo style, and is credited for influencing a new generation of 18th-century English artists.

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Conversation piece Fancy picture Rococo

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  • Philip Mercier, ‘A Music Party’ c.1737–40

    Rococo

    Light, sensuous, intensely decorative French style developed in the early eighteenth century following death of Louis XIV and in reaction …

  • Philip Mercier, ‘The Schutz Family and their Friends on a Terrace’ 1725

    Fancy picture

    Fancy picture refers to a type of eighteenth century painting that depict scenes of everyday life but with elements of …

  • Philip Mercier, ‘The Schutz Family and their Friends on a Terrace’ 1725

    Conversation piece

    A conversation piece is an informal group portrait popular in the eighteenth century, small in scale and showing people – …

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