Jeremiah Meyer

Jeremiah Meyer
Jeremias Majer
Jeremiah Meyer, Esq. R.A.,
miniature painter in Enamel to His Majesty.
(William Pether, Yale Center for British Art)
Born
Jeremias Majer

(1735-01-18)18 January 1735
Died20 January 1789(1789-01-20) (aged 54)
Kew, Surrey, England
Resting placeSt Anne's Church, Kew
51°29′02″N 0°17′16″W / 51.4838°N 0.2879°W / 51.4838; -0.2879
NationalityBritish
Known forMiniaturist
Spouse
Barbara Marsden
(m. 1763)
FatherWolfgang Dietrich Majer
Patron(s)King George III
Queen Charlotte
Miniature portrait of General Thomas Gage by Jeremiah Meyer (National Portrait Gallery)

Jeremiah Meyer RA (born Jeremias Majer; 18 January 1735 – 20 January 1789) was an 18th-century English miniature painter. He 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.[1]

  1. ^ "Portrait miniatures: artist biographies M-Z". Victoria and Albert Museum. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

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