Philippe Mercier, The Singing Party

Philippe Mercier

French · 1689–1760 · Painter, Printmaker

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… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. The Goddess of VerseBrunk Auctions · $36,000≈ £22,177≈ €27,840Sign up to see
  2. Miss Wentworth (probably either Elizabeth, born 1730, or Julia, born 1733) a young girl in a formal garden with dog begging on the edge of a fountainBrunk Auctions · $28,000≈ £22,713≈ €26,343Sign up to see
  3. Philippe Mercier, Der Narr – Jeune garçon en costume de folie, Um 1735, Öl auf LeinwandDer Narr – Jeune garçon en costume de folieGrisebach · €22,500≈ $25,173≈ £17,400Sign up to see

Philippe Mercier’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (12 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Earth, 1755
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Aug 17, 2025
$5,985Sign up free to see
Philippe Mercier, Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in a white dress, oil on canvas
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in a white dress
Bonhams · Apr 18, 2023
£2,359Sign up free to see
Philippe Mercier, Untitled, in a black and white bejewelled dress and blue feathered hat oil on canvas
Untitled
Sworders · Dec 9, 2020
£1,300Sign up free to see
Philippe Mercier, Untitled, oil on canvas
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 22, 2020
£5,600Sign up free to see
Two works from the series of four Elements: Air and Earth, circa 1755
Brunk Auctions · May 17, 2019
$5,000Sign up free to see
Miss Wentworth (probably either Elizabeth, born 1730, or Julia, born 1733) a young girl in a formal garden with dog begging on the edge of a fountain
Brunk Auctions · Nov 19, 2016
$28,000Sign up free to see
Portrait of a Young Girl with Flowers Gathered in Her Apron, circa 1740
Brunk Auctions · Nov 19, 2016
$3,750Sign up free to see
Philippe Mercier, Der Narr – Jeune garçon en costume de folie, Um 1735, Öl auf Leinwand
Der Narr – Jeune garçon en costume de folie, Um 1735
Grisebach · Jun 2, 2016
€22,500Sign up free to see
The Goddess of Verse
Brunk Auctions · Sep 13, 2014
$36,000Sign up free to see
Earth, 1755
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jun 22, 2025
Philippe Mercier, Figures in a landscape, oil on canvas
Figures in a landscape
Bonhams · Apr 18, 2023
Philippe Mercier, Figures in a landscape, oil on canvas
Figures in a landscape
Bonhams · Jul 26, 2017

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Philippe Mercier, The Singing Party
The Singing Party1732
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Philippe Mercier, Pierrot Catching a Fly
Pierrot Catching a Fly1745
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago
Philippe Mercier, Sir Edward Hales, Baronet, of Hales Place, Hackington, Kent
Sir Edward Hales, Baronet, of Hales Place, Hackington, Kent1744
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
Philippe Mercier, The Sense of Taste
The Sense of Taste1744
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
Philippe Mercier, The Sense of Touch
The Sense of Touch1744
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
Philippe Mercier, The Sense of Sight
The Sense of Sight1744
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
Philippe Mercier, The Sense of Smell
The Sense of Smell1744
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
Philippe Mercier, The Sense of Hearing
The Sense of Hearing1744
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
Philippe Mercier, Pierrot Catching a Fly
Pierrot Catching a Fly1740–50 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Mrs. Sterling Morton — public domain (CC0)
Philippe Mercier, The Family Promenade, also called Philippe Mercier, His First Wife, and Family
The Family Promenade, also called Philippe Mercier, His First Wife, and Familyc. 1725 · Etching in black on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

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