A curious story has recently been published to the effect that in 1767 this artist sent word to Duke Xavier of Saxony that during the Seven Years’ War she painted a copy in miniature of Correggio’s “Holy Mother with the Christ Child, Mary Magdalen, Hieronymus, and Two Angels,” which she sent by Cardinal Albani to the Duke’s father—­Frederick Augustus II. of Saxony and Augustus III. of Poland—­at Warsaw.  It was claimed that two hundred and fifty ducats were due her.  Apparently the demand was not met; but, on the other hand, the lady seems to have received for some years a pension of three hundred thalers from the Electorate of Saxony without making any return.  Probably her claim was satisfied by this pension.

MOSER, MARY. One of the original members of the London Academy.  The daughter of a German artist, who resided in London.  She was as well known for her wit as for her art.  A friend of Fuseli, she was said to be as much in love with him as he was in love with Angelica Kauffman.  Dr. Johnson sometimes met Miss Moser at the house of Nollekens, where they made merry over a cup of tea.

Queen Charlotte commissioned this painter to decorate a chamber, for which work she paid more than nine hundred pounds, and was so well pleased that she complimented the artist by commanding the apartment to be called “Miss Moser’s Room.”

MOTT, MRS. ALICE. Born at Walton on Thames.  Pupil of the Slade School and Royal Academy in London, and of M. Charles Chaplin in Paris in his studio.  A miniaturist whose works are much esteemed.  Her work is life-like, artistic, and strong in drawing, color, and composition.  After finishing her study under masters she took up miniature painting by herself, studying the works of old miniaturists.

Recently she writes me:  “I have departed from the ordinary portrait miniature, and am now painting what I call picture miniatures.  For instance, I am now at work on the portrait of Miss D. C., who is in old-fashioned dress, low bodice, and long leg-of-mutton sleeves.  She is represented as running in the open, with sky and tree background.  She has a butterfly net over her shoulder, which floats out on the wind; she is looking up and smiling; her hair and her sash are blown out.  It is to be called, ‘I’d be a Butterfly.’  The dress is the yellow of the common butterfly.  It is a large miniature.  I hope to send it, with others, to the St. Louis Exposition.”

Her miniatures are numerous and in private hands.  A very interesting one belongs to the Bishop of Ripon and is a portrait of Mrs. Carpenter, his mother.

MUNTZ, LAURA A.

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MURRAY, ELIZABETH. Member of the Institute of Painters in Water-Colors, London, and of the American Society of Water-Color Painters, New York.  Her pictures are of genre subjects, many of them being of Oriental figures.  Among these are “Music in Morocco,” “A Moorish Saint,” “The Greek Betrothed,” etc.  Other subjects are “The Gipsy Queen,” “Dalmatian Peasant,” “The Old Story in Spain,” etc.