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PHILIPPE MERCIER (ATTRIBUTED TO) (Berlin 1689-1760 London) A Young Man Dressed as a Pilgrim to St. James of Compostella with an Elegantly Dressed Woman.
Black chalk on vellum. 319x253 mm; 123/4x10 inches.
The current work relates to a painting that was with Arnoldie-Livie, Munich, in the 1980s. Mercier trained in Berlin with Antoine Pesne. In 1716 he was invited to London by the Prince of Wales and became painter to the Court in 1727. He was a follower of Watteau, who visited him in London in 1720.
