Painter. Mary Moser, an 18th century artist, was one of the two women who were founding members of the Royal Academy in London in 1768. The other female founding member, and much more popular colleague, was Angelica Kauffmann. These women were considered very liberating in their bold behavior to the point of being shocking to ladies of this era. After these two women's election to the Royal Academy, no further women were elected as full members of the Academy until Dame Laura Knight in 1936. Highly celebrated in her own lifetime for her talent, she was greatly admired for her colorful flora oils done in the Dutch style. Born the only daughter of the Swiss artist George Michael Moser, her father was her primary instructor. At the age of fourteen, she received her first medal from the Society of Arts for her flower drawings. In 1759, she again received the first premium for her class, with a prize of five guineas, as well as a Silver Medal. Starting in 1760, she started exhibiting her pieces with the Society of Arts. In 1768, she was invited to join the group of artists and architects who were forming the Royal Academy of Arts. At the age of 24, she was the youngest founding member of the Royal Academy. With her father being a founding member of the Royal Academy, the two were the first of many parent-and-child duos to both hold the title of Royal Academician. In the 1790s, she received several commissions including a drawing of Royal Princess Elizabeth. Following a commission from Queen Charlotte, she was paid over £900 to decorate a room in Frogmore House in Windsor with her flora oils as large-scale murals on the walls as well as canvases. In the 21st century, the Mary Moser Room at the Frogmore is toured by numerous visitors regularly. On October 23, 1793 at the age of 49 years old, she married Captain Hugh Lloyd. Within six months of her marriage, she left her husband for a sketching tour around Europe with miniaturist Richard Cosway. She continued to exhibit works at the Royal Academy under the name Mary Lloyd until 1802. She stopped painting when her vision declined. At this point, she began to be more active in the management of the Royal Academy's business matters. As a woman, she was not allowed to attend committee dinners, but she quite often attended General Assembly meetings in the 1790s and 1800s and was nominated as a candidate for the office of President of the Royal Academy in 1805. She is buried next to her husband. Her two floral paintings, which decorate the Academy's premises at Somerset House, are today gems of the Royal Academy's collection. At auction in the 21st century, her paintings, depending on the size of the piece, have recently been sold for over $9,000.