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Girl with a Tray
Girl with a Tray is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Philippe Mercier. It dates from 1744 and is held in the collection of the Hermitage Museum.
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Overview
Girl with a Tray is a 1744 oil painting by Philippe Mercier, a French-born artist who worked mainly in England.
Technique & Style
The painting exemplifies the Rococo style, characterized by light and decorative qualities. Mercier's use of oil paint captures the movement's signature elegance.
History & Provenance
The work is now part of the State Hermitage Museum's collection. Mercier's career in England had a lasting impact on later 18th-century English artists.
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Artist
Philippe Mercier (also spelled Philip Mercier; 1689 – 18 July 1760) was an artist of French Huguenot descent from the German realm of Brandenburg-Prussia (later Kingdom of Prussia), usually defined to French school.
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