Mary Moser
Mary Moser RA , married Mary Lloyd (* 27. October 1744 in London , † 2. May 1819 ibid) was a British painter of Classicism and next Angelika Kauffmann , the only woman in the art , the founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts was. She is known for painting portraits and flowers .
biography
Mary Moser was the daughter of the Swiss artist George Michael Moser (1706–1783), who had moved to London in 1729. She was artistically gifted, won a medal award for a flower painting at the age of 14 and was then able to exhibit several times in the Society of Artists of Great Britain . A decade later, in search of professional recognition, she took part in the founding of the Royal Academy of Arts with Angelika Kauffmann and her father . In particular, she had found a patron in Queen Charlotte . She had commissioned them in the 1790s to decorate the Frogmore estate in Windsor Castle with floral paintings .
In a group portrait by Johann Zoffany , The Portraits of the Academicians , the members are shown gathered around a naked male model, while women were excluded from training on these models to protect their moral integrity. So that Moser and Kauffmann could be included in the picture as founding members, Zoffanys cleverly added them to the group picture as portraits picture in picture hanging on the wall.
The painter George Romney portrayed her around 1770 while she was painting a still life . The painting was acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2003 .
On October 26, 1793, she married Captain Hugh Lloyd, Chelsea, and withdrew from the academic artistic life. She was buried in the Kensington cemetery.
Works (selection)
Portrait of the sculptor Joseph Nollekens (1737–1823), between 1770 and 1771, Yale Center for British Art
Oil on canvas, 63.5 × 48.3 cm.
Still life with flowers, around 1780, Brooklyn Museum
Oil on canvas, 86.4 × 66.7 cm.
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literature
- Freeman Marius O'Donoghue: Moser, Mary . In: Sidney Lee (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 39: Morehead - Myles. MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1894, pp 138 - 139 (English).
- Moser, Mary. In: Brian Stewart, Mervyn Cutten: The dictionary of portrait painters in Britain up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk 1997, ISBN 1-85149-173-2 , pp. 336-337.
Web links
- Peter Lang: Moser, Mary (Marie). In: Sikart
- Mary Moser at the National Portrait Gallery (English)
- Images at Art UK
- Mary Moser on artnet
- Carl Marcus Tuscher : Portrait of Mary and George Michael Moser with a dog. At the Geffrye Museum of the Home
Individual evidence
- ^ Fiachra Gibbons: Gallery honors pioneering woman painter. In: The Guardian . September 24, 2003, accessed March 17, 2016 .
- ^ A b Freeman Marius O'Donoghue: Moser, Mary . In: Sidney Lee (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 39: Morehead - Myles. MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1894, pp 138 - 139 (English).
- ↑ Portraits of the founding members of the Royal Academy of Arts, RA Magazin , No. 114, 2012. ( Memento of February 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Amy Bluett: Mary Moser and Angelica Kauffman: the RA's founding women. International Women's Day series. March 2, 2016, accessed March 17, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moser, Mary |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lloyd, Mary |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Classicist painter and founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 27, 1744 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1819 |
| Place of death | London |