Philippe Mercier (1689 – 1760 – IMS Photography https://ims.photography Ian Malpass-Scott Sun, 10 Aug 2025 08:28:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Diana Blackett, Lady Wentworth https://ims.photography/2025/07/25/diana-blackett-lady-wentworth/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:36:00 +0000 https://blog.ims.photography/?p=594 Oil painting on canvas, Diana Blackett, Lady Wentworth (d.1742), attributed to Philippe Mercier (Berlin 1689 – London 1760), possibly Bartholomew Dandridge (London 1691 – London c.1754), circa 1730/40. Inscribed: later (18th C), bottom left with name of sitter: Diana, dr. of 1st. Sr. Wm. Blackett/of Wallington/m.Sr. Wm. Wentworth, of Bretton. A three-quarter-length portrait of a young woman, standing turned slightly to the left by a balustrade, gazing at the spectator, wearing an amber coloured dress and holding a sprig of honeysuckle in her right hand.

Provenance: Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt

Marks and inscriptions: (later inscription with name of sitter etc.)

Text from National Trust

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: Wallington Hall, Northumberland
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: attributed to Philippe Mercier (1689 – 1760)
Date: circa 1730-40

Image Details
Date: 25 July 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/30s
ISO: 500
Licensing: Image of a National Trust asset. This image cannot be licensed.

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