Watercolor drawing, 1786.

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Watercolor drawing, 1786.

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A watercolor study of foliage in a planter, behind which stands an urn. A palette in the foreground is hung with a cascade of pink roses. Delany's signature, and the date 1786, is written on the palette. On the back of the image is a watercolor silhouette of a woman.

1 v. (1 p.) ; 14 x 13 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8024431

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Delany, Mary Granville Pendarves, 1700-1788.

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Mary Delany (1700-1788), courtier and artist, married Alexander Pendarves (1660-1725) in 1718. After his death in 1725, she lived in London, going to court functions, the opera, and the theater. She made many important friendships during this time, with whom she would carry on an extensive correspondence. In 1743, she married Patrick Delany (1685/6-1768) and moved to Dublin. When he died in May 1768, she returned to London, and in 1774 she began her so-called paper mosaics of flowers and plants;...