PHILIPPE MERCIER (1689-1760) ✽ Joseph Haydn- Serenade for Srtings No.7

Philippe Mercier 1689 - Berlin, 1760 - London Philippe Mercier grew up in Berlin as a child of French immigrants. He studied at the Berlin Art Academy with the German court painter Antoine Pesne and probably also worked as his assistant. He later studied in Paris, where his style was influenced by Jean-Siméon Chardin and Jean-Antoine Watteau. In the 18th century, Mercier finally moved to England, where he married twice. His second wife, Dorothy Clapham, was also a painter and ran an art supplies store. There are indications that she supported Philippe Mercier in his work. During his time in London, Mercier was still in contact with Jean-Antoine Watteau. He reproduced some of Watteau’s works as etchings, which he then printed. At the time he was also trading in art and art prints, the reproductions were for sale. Mercier also reproduced his own works and art historians found evidence that he had sometimes output them as Watteau’s paintings. In London, Mercier worked for a number of years