Mary Delany (née Granville)
(1700-1788), Paper collage artist; memoir and letter writerSitter 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.
Catherine Douglas (née Hyde), Duchess of Queensberry
by Joseph Brown, after Mary Delany (née Granville)
line engraving, published 1861
NPG D5571
by Joseph Brown, published by Richard Bentley, after Mary Delany (née Granville)
stipple engraving, published 1861
NPG D13911
probably Sarah Sandford (née Chapone)
by Joseph Brown, published by Richard Bentley, after Mary Delany (née Granville)
stipple engraving, published 1862
NPG D14807
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