Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs Delany: Volume 6: With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte

by Mary Delany

Mary Delany (n e 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 the work in 1784. Delany knew many...

• Format: Printed Access Code
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1139105302
• ISBN13: 9781139105309
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press