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

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

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Mercier, Philippe School for Boys oil painting artist

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

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Mercier, Philippe and his sisters oil painting artist


Mercier, Philippe and his sisters oil painting artist

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

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

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