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

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