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Flowers in a Vase, by Mary RA Moser, watercolor, 1767

Flowers in a Vase

Mary RA Moser

1767

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

Flowers in a Vase is a 1767 watercolor by Mary RA Moser, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Mary RA Moser
When & what style?
1767 · Rococo painting
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

Mary Moser painted *Flowers in a Vase* in 1767. It’s a watercolour done in the Romantic style. She was only 24 when she helped start the Royal Academy. Moser loved painting flowers. She won her first medal at age 14. Later, Queen Charlotte paid her £900 to decorate a house. Want to see more like this? Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

A still-life gouache by Mary Moser from 1767, *Flowers in a Vase* depicts irises, tulips, roses, forget-me-nots and delphiniums arranged in a vase. Signed and dated in gouache, the work is one of the artist’s early contributions to her noted series of floral compositions.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Mary RA Moser

Mary Moser painted delicate watercolors of flowers in the 1700s, using fine brushes and soft colors to capture blooms in vases and baskets.

See the richer artist page

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