| Date | 6 July 2007 |
|---|---|
| Type | Blue Plaque |
| Subject | Person |
| Plaque | RBWM |
| Location | Windsor Castle Wall, St Albans Street, Windsor, SL4 1PF — View on Google Maps |
| Status | Current |
| Reference | PQ-0019 |
| Volume | Blue Plaques |
| Collection | Plaques |
Summary
| Name: | Mary Delany |
| Born: | 1700 |
| Place: | Coulston, Wiltshire |
| Died: | 1768 |
| Profession: | Artist |
| Educated: | As a child, she spent much of her time at the court of Queen Mary II and later under the guardianship of her wealthy uncle, Lord Lansdowne. Her education was unusually rich for a girl of her time, exposing her to languages, music, and art — skills that would later inform her creative work. |
| Famous for: | Mary Delany (née Granville) was an English artist who is best remembered for her intricate “paper mosaics” and botanical drawings, although her needlework and prolific correspondence were also significant. She developed much of her artistic skill during marriage and, between the ages of 71 and 88, produced 985 works that captured fine detail and subtle variations of light and colour. She was an English Blue Stocking was well liked by King George III and Queen Charlotte, who, after the death of Delany’s second husband, offered her a house and a pension of £300 per year. |
| Windlesora: | “Jane Vigor – An Extended Article“ |
Images
Curator's Notes
See “Curtain up on famous women” from the Windsor and Slough Express of 20 Jul 2007.
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Curtain up on famous women
20 July 2007
Fanny Burney and Mary Delany were honoured with a plaque outside Windsor Castle, celebrated during a related conference.
Curator's References
Commemorative plaques on the RBWM website.
Mary Delany, NPG x44890 © National Portrait Gallery, London; CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.