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Philippe Mercier

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Five men in period wigs sing from music books beside a bass viol and harpsichord, with a boy in the foreground.

The Singing Party

1732

Painting of a man in a wide hat and white ruff collar looking down at a fly resting on his hand, against a dark background.

Pierrot Catching a Fly

1740

Painting of a dining party in an arched hall, a man pouring wine, peaches on a silver platter, and a servant boy.

The Sense of Taste

1744

Oil painting of elegant figures in a room by a fireplace, a child reaching toward a tabby cat while a man leans in.

The Sense of Touch

1744

Painting of figures around a map, using a magnifying glass, spyglass and mirror, beside a column under a cloudy sky.

The Sense of Sight

1744

Four figures in a woodland setting: a hunter smelling a melon, a woman with melons, a man with blossom, and a seated woman in

The Sense of Smell

1744

Painting of four musicians playing harpsichord, flute, violin and cello beside a stone arch under a blue sky.

The Sense of Hearing

1744

Full-length portrait of a young man in hunting dress with a flintlock rifle, a spotted dog, and game birds beside him.

Sir Edward Hales, Baronet, of Hales Place, Hackington, Kent

1744

Seated man in green embroidered coat and blue cap, hand resting on a book, against a dark background.

An Unknown Man

1746

Oil portrait of a young woman in a white bonnet carrying a tray with a silver pot, porcelain cups and meringues.

Girl with a Tray

1740

Oil portrait of a young girl in a white dress with blue ribbons, lifting a sprig of flowers toward her face against a dark ba

The sense of smell

1750

Painting of a young woman in a yellow embroidered shawl and white bonnet pulling on a white stocking while seated.

A Young Woman Pulling on Her Stocking

Portrait of a man in a red embroidered coat and blue sash, with a cane, before a column and classical building.

Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales (1707-1751)

1735

Painting of a sleeping woman on a green cushion, a man in a white ruff and grey costume, and a woman behind them in an arch.

The Italian Comedians

1735

Engraving of a family promenading outdoors by a tree, with a man, a woman in a silk gown, and three children.

The Family Promenade, also called Philippe Mercier, His First Wife, and Family

c. 1725

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly man in a wide-brimmed hat holding a cane, with a landscape and tree behind him.

John Philips, aged 117. Mezzotint by J. Faber after P. Mercier

Head of a Woman, Study for The Bible Lesson

1743

Engraving of a seated woman being attended by a servant in a white cap beside a canopied bed with curtains.

Vrouw aan het toilet

1699