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Mary Delany (née Granville, 1700–88) is best known for her cut-paper illustrations of plants - she completed nearly 1,000 of these botanical pictures. Widowed after an unhappy first marriage, she lived in London, attended court, and was a favourite of George III and Queen Charlotte. After being widowed for a second time, and at the age of 74, she began her plant illustrations: failing eyesight caused her to abandon them in 1784. Delany knew many of the leading cultural figures of the eighteenth century, including Handel and Swift. An enthusiastic correspondent, she wrote and received hundreds of letters, which were edited by her great-great-niece, Lady Llanover (1802–96). Published in 1861–2, they tell the life story of this remarkable woman, while also providing a fascinating glimpse into the world of Georgian England. Volume 3 contains letters from 1751 to 1761, when Delany and her husband lived mostly in Ireland.

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10. Delville and Mount Panther. January 1751–December 1751; 11. January 1752–December 1752; 12. Ireland and England, January 1753–December 1753; 13. Ireland and England. January 1754 to February 22, 1755; 14. February 22nd–December, 1755; 15. January, 1756–December, 1756; 16. From January, 1757, to December, 1758; 17. January, 1759–December, 1759; 18. January, 1760 to July, 1761.

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The extensive and fascinating correspondence of Mary Delany (1700–88) who was famed for her botanical 'paper mosaics'.

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The extensive and fascinating correspondence of Mary Delany (1700-88) who was famed for her botanical 'paper mosaics'.

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