Information AboutMary Moser |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT MARY MOSER | |
| 1744 births | |
| moser, mary | |
| 1819 deaths | |
| english painters | |
| flower artists | |
| women in art | |
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London-born, Moser was trained by her . 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 Angelica Kauffmann , she took an active role in proceedings. In a group portrait by Johann Zoffany , "The Academicians of the Royal Academy" (1771-2), members are shown gathered around a nude male model at a time when women were excluded from such training in order protect their modesty. So that Moser and Kauffman could be included, Zoffany added them as portraits hanging on the wall. Moser was also the subject of a portrait by George Romney (c. 1770 ), acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2003 . In the 1790s , Moser received a prestigious commission from Queen Charlotte to complete a floral decorative scheme for Frogmore House in Windsor, Berkshire . This was to prove one of her last professional works; following marriage to a Mr. Hugh Lloyd in 1793 she retired and began exhibiting as an amateur (including works at the Royal Academy until 1802 ). (After Moser's death in 1819, no further women were elected as full members of the Academy until Dame Laura Knight in 1936 .) RELATED LINKS Women Artists |
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