Pierrot Catching a Fly

Pierrot Catching a Fly

Philip MercierWW-1740-335527
1740·Oil on canvas·58.6 × 74 cm (23 1/16 × 29 1/8 in.)

Bequest of Mrs. Sterling Morton

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Year
1740
Dimensions
58.6 × 74 cm (23 1/16 × 29 1/8 in.)

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Philip Mercier

Philippe Mercier was an artist of French Huguenot descent from the German realm of Brandenburg-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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Year
1740
Dimensions
58.6 × 74 cm (23 1/16 × 29 1/8 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1740-335527

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aic
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Philip Mercier

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