1. Jeremiah Meyer was Painter in Miniatures to Queen Charlotte, Painter in Enamels to King George III and was one of the founder members of the Royal Academy.
16 Facts About Jeremiah Meyer
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Jeremiah Meyer certainly received his first artistic instructions from his father, but his aunt, Anna Katharina Majer, taught the young and talented Meyer, particularly in the art of etching.
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In London, Jeremiah Meyer is said to have worked in George Michael Moser's workshop to earn some money.
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Jeremiah Meyer decorated lockets and jewellery boxes with enamel and was able to take drawing lessons from Moser, who was one of the most sought-after drawing teachers.
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Jeremiah Meyer quickly came to St Martin's Lane Academy to study drawing and most likely learned miniature painting from Gervase Spencer.
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Jeremiah Meyer's style was influenced by attention to detail of the work of Joshua Reynolds.
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In 1760 and 1764 Jeremiah Meyer exhibited enamels with the Society of Arts.
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In 1765 Jeremiah Meyer became one of the original directors of the Incorporated Society of Artists, and in 1768 was chosen a foundation member of the Royal Academy.
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Jeremiah Meyer contributed to the academy's exhibitions until 1783, sending several portraits of members of the royal family.
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Jeremiah Meyer was a friend of both George Romney and William Hayley, and brought them together in 1776.
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Several details of Jeremiah Meyer's life come from Hayley's biography of Romney.
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Jeremiah Meyer's name has often been associated with head of the king used on coinage.
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One of his sons, George Charles Jeremiah Meyer, worked as a civil servant in Calcutta apparently on the recommendation of Joshua Reynolds who described him as "the son of a particular friend of mine".
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Jeremiah Meyer was buried in St Anne's Churchyard, in Kew Green.
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Jeremiah Meyer's grave was next to that of his Academy colleague and friend, Thomas Gainsborough, at whose funeral five months earlier Meyer had been one of the pallbearers.
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Jeremiah Meyer was survived by three daughters and another son, William, and his widow, who remained at the house until her death on 18 April 1818.