Mary Delany (née Granville)
(1700-1788), Paper collage artist; memoir and letter writerMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 5 portraits
Artist associated with 3 portraits
Mary Delany was famous in her youth as a witty correspondent. Later in life, her intricate paper collages of plants were astonishingly accomplished in their scientific accuracy and vivid design. Nearly a thousand of these collages from her Flora Delanica survive in the British Museum.
by John Opie
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1782
On display at Bath Preservation Trust, Bath
NPG 1030
acrylic on paper collaged on panels, 2021-2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7145
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by Joseph Brown, after John Opie
line and stipple engraving, published 1861
NPG D13796
by Joseph Brown, published by Richard Bentley
line engraving, published 1861
NPG D14857
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