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Philip Mercier 1689-1760
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description
- Philip Mercier
- The young artists
- signed in monogram l.r.: PM
- oil on canvas, in a carved wood frame
Provenance
G.M. Scott, by whose executors sold, Christie's, 28th November 1838, lot 9, bt. by Drummond for £88-4-0;
W. Grindlay, sale, Christie's, 8th January 1887, lot 70
Exhibited
York City Art Gallery and Kenwood House, London, Philip Mercier 1689-1760, 1969, p.48, no.53
Literature
John Ingamells and Robert Raines, 'A Catalogue of the Paintings, Drawings and Etchings of Philip Mercier', Walpole Society, 1978, Vol.XLVI, p.54, no.231; illustrated plate 10c
Catalogue Note
This charming subject dates from circa 1745. It was painted in York where the artist had settled in 1739, concentrating his efforts on fancy pictures. Mercier's stay in York was particularly successful since he attracted important local patrons such as the Duke of Leeds, Sir Robert Hildyard and Thomas Worsley, and was able to take 'a convenient sash'd house with a large garden, Coach-house, and Stable' within the precincts of York Cathedral.