Bridget Gee, Mrs Ralph Pennyman (m.1732 d.1774).
Philippe Mercier (Berlin 1689 – London 1760)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1739 - 1751
Materials
Oil on canvas (oval)
Measurements
737 x 597 mm
Place of origin
Yorkshire
Order this imageCollection
Ormesby Hall, Redcar and Cleveland
NT 709297
Summary
Oil painting on canvas (oval), Bridget Gee, Mrs Ralph Pennyman (m. 1732; d. 1774) by Philippe Mercier (Berlin 1689 – London 1760), probably between 1739 and 1751 when the artist was living in York. An oval half-length portrait, facing, left, with short dark hair and wearing a low cut pink dress trimmed with lace and pearls. [TA: cf. Merciers at Hovingham, Worsleys]
Provenance
Bequeathed by Colonel James W. Pennyman (1883-1961)
Credit line
Ormesby Hall, The Pennyman Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Philippe Mercier (Berlin 1689 – London 1760), publisher