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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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 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.

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