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180: 40: 192: 233:. This was to prove one of her last professional works. At 53, she married Captain Hugh Lloyd, the widower of a friend on 23 October 1793. She retired and began exhibiting as an amateur under her married name. She continued showing at the Royal Academy until 1802. 201:, London), members are shown gathered around a nude male model at a time when women were excluded from such training in order to protect their modesty. So that Moser and Kauffman could be included, Zoffany added them as portraits hanging on the wall. 168:(1706–1783), George III's own drawing master. Her talents were evident at an early age: she won her first Society of Arts medal at 14, and regularly exhibited flower pieces, and occasional history paintings, at the 254:
Moser's pieces in the British Royal Collection show that she was not only "the first significant British flower painter, she was also one of the best." Her portrait of famed British sculptor
247:"One of the most celebrated women artists of 18th-century Britain," Moser died in Upper Thornhaugh Street, London, on 2 May 1819, and was buried, alongside her husband in 172:. Ten years later, however, her thirst for professional recognition led her to join with 35 other artists (including her father) in forming the Royal Academy, and, with 214:
Her influences include the older Dutch masters, famed for glowing color against dark backgrounds. From the beginning, her approach was "bold and luxurious," writes
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After Moser's death in 1819, no further women were elected as full members of the Academy until Dame
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In the 1790s, Moser received a prestigious commission, for which she was paid over ÂŁ900, from
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The Art of Botanical Illustration: A history of classic illustrators and their achievements
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This article is about the painter. For the linguist and anthropologist, see
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Brooklyn Museum – Flowers Still Life (Jardinière of Flowers) – Mary Moser
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of 18th-century Britain. One of only two female founding members of the
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The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work
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The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work
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The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work
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The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920
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to complete a floral decorative scheme for a room in
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Info and pictures from the National Portrait Gallery
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At this period Moser had a brief affair with artist
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London: Smith, Elder & Co. 435: 574:Paris Spies-Gans, “Mary Moser: Portraitist,” 340:"Gallery honours pioneering woman painter" 333: 331: 329: 289:Brian Stewart & Mervyn Cutten (1997). 284: 282: 258:hangs in the Yale Center for British Art. 176:, she took an active role in proceedings. 38: 477: 178: 337: 326: 279: 240:, who was then separated from his wife 614: 366: 338:Gibbons, Fiachra (24 September 2003). 313: 136:and one of the most celebrated female 129:(27 October 1744 – 2 May 1819) was an 496: 462: 431: 429: 417: 314:ANDRÉA, FERNANDES (27 October 2009). 194:The Academicians of the Royal Academy 156:London-born Moser was trained by her 480:"Scandalous Academician: Mary Moser" 316:"Scandalous Academician: Mary Moser" 16:18th and 19th-century English artist 436:O'Donoghue, Freeman Marius (1894). 170:Society of Artists of Great Britain 13: 553: 426: 151: 14: 663: 597:3 artworks by or after Mary Moser 590: 511: 449:Dictionary of National Biography 524: 505: 490: 584:https://www.journal18.org/4228 471: 456: 411: 386: 360: 307: 1: 273: 367:Bluett, Amy (2 March 2015). 293:. Antique Collectors' Club. 44:A portrait of Mary Moser by 7: 10: 668: 642:British women illustrators 478:FERNANDES, ANDRÉA (2009). 18: 398:National Portrait Gallery 261: 209:National Portrait Gallery 115: 103: 99: 91: 83: 71: 52: 37: 30: 497:Greer, Germaine (2009). 463:Greer, Germaine (1979). 418:Greer, Germaine (1979). 187:In a group portrait by 637:English women painters 184: 559:de Bray, Lys (2001). 373:Royal Academy of Arts 182: 652:Painters from London 166:George Michael Moser 144:in 1768 (along with 439:"Moser, Mary"  632:Royal Academicians 231:Windsor, Berkshire 211:(London) in 2003. 185: 174:Angelica Kauffman 160:-born artist and 146:Angelica Kauffman 119: 118: 659: 548: 547: 545: 543: 528: 522: 521: 509: 503: 502: 494: 488: 487: 475: 469: 468: 460: 454: 453: 441: 433: 424: 423: 415: 409: 408: 406: 404: 390: 384: 383: 381: 379: 364: 358: 357: 355: 353: 335: 324: 323: 311: 305: 304: 286: 256:Joseph Nollekens 199:Royal Collection 128: 106: 78: 62: 60: 42: 28: 27: 667: 666: 662: 661: 660: 658: 657: 656: 612: 611: 593: 556: 554:Further reading 551: 541: 539: 530: 529: 525: 510: 506: 495: 491: 476: 472: 461: 457: 434: 427: 416: 412: 402: 400: 392: 391: 387: 377: 375: 365: 361: 351: 349: 336: 327: 320:Mentalfloss.com 312: 308: 301: 287: 280: 276: 264: 223:Queen Charlotte 154: 152:Life and career 124: 110:Queen Charlotte 104: 76: 67: 66:London, England 64: 63:27 October 1744 58: 56: 48: 33: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 665: 655: 654: 649: 647:Flower artists 644: 639: 634: 629: 624: 610: 609: 604: 592: 591:External links 589: 588: 587: 572: 555: 552: 550: 549: 523: 504: 489: 470: 455: 425: 410: 385: 359: 325: 306: 299: 277: 275: 272: 263: 260: 238:Richard Cosway 227:Frogmore House 216:Germaine Greer 153: 150: 117: 116: 113: 112: 107: 101: 100: 97: 96: 93: 89: 88: 85: 81: 80: 79:(aged 74) 73: 69: 68: 65: 54: 50: 49: 43: 35: 34: 31: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 664: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 619: 617: 608: 605: 602: 598: 595: 594: 585: 582:(Fall 2019), 581: 580:Self/Portrait 577: 573: 570: 569:1-86160-425-4 566: 562: 558: 557: 537: 536:Royal Academy 533: 527: 519: 515: 512:Moser, Mary. 508: 500: 493: 485: 481: 474: 466: 459: 451: 450: 445: 440: 432: 430: 421: 414: 399: 395: 389: 374: 370: 363: 347: 346: 341: 334: 332: 330: 321: 317: 310: 302: 300:1-85149-173-2 296: 292: 285: 283: 278: 271: 269: 259: 257: 252: 250: 245: 243: 239: 234: 232: 228: 224: 219: 217: 212: 210: 206: 205:George Romney 202: 200: 196: 195: 190: 189:Johan Zoffany 181: 177: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 149: 147: 143: 142:Royal Academy 139: 135: 132: 127: 123: 114: 111: 108: 102: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 74: 70: 55: 51: 47: 46:George Romney 41: 36: 29: 26: 22: 21:Mary B. 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Index

Mary B. Moser

George Romney
Queen Charlotte
RA
English
painter
artists
Royal Academy
Angelica Kauffman
Swiss
enameller
George Michael Moser
Society of Artists of Great Britain
Angelica Kauffman

Johan Zoffany
The Academicians of the Royal Academy
Royal Collection
George Romney
National Portrait Gallery
Germaine Greer
Queen Charlotte
Frogmore House
Windsor, Berkshire
Richard Cosway
Maria Cosway
Kensington
Joseph Nollekens
Laura Knight

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