PHILIPPE MERCIER (FRENCH, 1689-1760)
The Industrious Dairymaid
signed with the initial 'M' (lower right)
oil on canvas
92 x 72cm
Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, 11th March 1987, lot 120;
Private collection, UK
Literature
J. Ingamells, 'A Catalogue of the Paintings, Drawings and Etchings of Philip Mercier', Walpole Society, XLVI, 1978, p. 46, no. 180 (as location unknown)
Footnote
Engraved by J. Faber II, 1745-50.
For an mezzotint after Mercier of the same subject see The British Museum, ref. 2010,7081.1878
| Estimate: |
£3,000 - £5,000
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Hammer price:
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£3,000 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Condition report
Canvas is lined.
Fine craquelure visible, most noticeable to flesh tones.
Horizontal line/mark faintly visible across chest.
Stretcher marks visible.
Small spot of paint loss lower right.
Very small abrasion upper right, just above head.
In blue background to right of figure, small bits of canvas faintly showing through paint a little.
Some general dirt.
Inspection under UV light reveals small flecks of retouching in places, including to lower lower right and upper left corners, around left eye, face and chest, and a horizontal line running through chest.
An opaque varnish prevents further reading.
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