1689 – 1760

French painter and etcher, active in England. He was an important painter of great ability who was one of the first in England to adopt the work of Watteau (from 1720) to produce the conversation piece (in 1725) and to coin the domestic 'fancy' picture (from 1737). Philip Mercier was born in Berlin of French extraction, son of a Huguenot tapestry-worker.Show more

3 artworks in collection