Live Auction 13874Old Master Paintings and Sculpture
Philip Mercier (Berlin 1689/91-1760 London)
Lot 244 PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DR. ANTON C.R. DREESMANN

Philip Mercier (Berlin 1689/91-1760 London)

A school for girls

Closed27 April 2017

Price Realised

USD 12,500

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

Philip Mercier (Berlin 1689/91-1760 London)
A school for girls
oil on canvas
36 x 42 7/8 in. (91.4 x 109 cm.)

Admiral Sir Adam Drummond, K.C.H., 7th of Megginch, and by descent to
The Hon. Mrs. Agnew-Somerville; Sotheby's, London, 5 July 1984, lot 268, where acquired by
Dr. Anton C.R. Dreesman (inv. no. A-53); Christie's, London, 11 April 2002, lot 581.

Specialist note

The pendant to this picture, A school for boys, was also engraved by Faber in 1739 and sold at Christie's, London, 11 July 1997, lot 9. It is dated 1734 and measured 40 x 50 in.; the present work was probably originally of the same dimensions (Ingamells and Raines, loc. cit.). Another, larger, signed version of this composition was sold at Sotheby's, London, 6 December 2012, lot 382.