Mary Delany

Mary Delany
Portrait by John Opie, 1782.
Born
Mary Granville

(1700-05-14)14 May 1700
Coulston, Wiltshire, England
Died15 April 1788(1788-04-15) (aged 87)
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Known forpaper-cutting, decoupage

Mary Delany later Mary Pendarves (née Granville; 14 May 1700 – 15 April 1788) was an English artist, letter-writer, and bluestocking,[1] known for her "paper-mosaicks" and botanic drawing, needlework and her lively correspondence.

  1. ^ Kerhervé, A. (2014). William Writes To William. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 5. ISBN 9781443867276. Retrieved 6 June 2023. ...sent to the blue-stocking Mary Delany...