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Born in Schaffhausen , Switzerland , Moser trained initially as a Coppersmith in Geneva , later learning additional skills as a chaser, Goldsmith and Engraver . He moved to London during the 1720s and married Mary Guynier. Surviving works by him include elaborate Gold Snuff -boxes and watch-cases (including movements by noted watchmakers George Philip Strigel and John Ellicott , among others), and Silver candlesticks in the Rococo style. Moser was the Royal Academy's first Keeper and as a teacher at the Academy taught many notable artists including William Blake . He also taught at the St Martin's Lane Academy and was drawing master to the British Royal Family . EXTERNAL LINK |
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