Philippe Mercier
A Young Woman Pulling on Her Stocking

ArtistFrench, 1689–1760, active England
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • A Young Woman Pulling on Her Stocking
Datec. 1745–1750
PlaceEngland
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions50 × 40 in. (127 × 101.6 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1985.9
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
218 Blaffer Galleries
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ProvenanceSir Robert Hervey (Harvey) of Langley Park, Slough, England; [Christie’s, London, December 19, 1975, lot 183]; [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1985.
Exhibition History"Old Master Paintings from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Beeville Art Museum, Texas, November 9, 2002–February 12, 2003.

"Masterpieces from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Greater Denton Arts Council, Texas, September 16–October 26, 2006.

"Masterworks from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Michelson Museum of Art, Marshall, Texas, November 11, 2006–March 9, 2007.

"British Paintings 1550–1800 from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Ellen Noël Art Museum, Odessa, Texas, November 13, 2010–January 10, 2011.

“Comfort and the Eighteenth-Century Interior,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rienzi, September 13, 2014–February 1, 2015.

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