Delany, Mary
Record IDcnp02165399
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp02165399
Geslachtvrouw
Bibliografische gegevens1700 - 1788
Voor het laatst bewerkt2024-08-23
Algemene noot
Engl. Schriftstellerin, Malerin, Gartenkünstlerin.
Favorite de la Cour, artiste. Auteur d'une importante correspondance. Note de regroupement par domaine: Littératures (800).
Artist. Born Wiltshire, 1700. Moved to London shortly after. Educated at home and an exclusive Huguenot school. Death of Queen Anne 1714 and whig supremacy reversed family fortunes, uncle held in the Tower for 2 years, father also detained briefly. Family moved to Gloucestershire, then Mary went to stay with uncle at Longleat 1717. Married Alexander Pendarves 1718, as family was dependent on his generosity and he required an heir. Marriage was unhappy. Moved to London 1721. Pendarves d.1725. Had a number of suitors but showed no inclination to marry again. Went to Ireland 1731. Met Patrick Delany, an Irish Anglican cleric whilst there, but he was engaged to a rich widow at the time (m.1732). Married Patrick Delany 1743, after his first wife's death. Lived in Ireland with him til his death 1768. Returned to London. Became a royal favourite whilst staying with the Duchess of Portland at her country house at Bulstrode. Began paper mosaics 1774, completed nearly 1000 by 1784. Given a house at Windsor by the King 1785. Died at Windsor Castle 1788. Her letters are a major source of contemporary information about varied topics.
Meer informatie
Verdere bibliografische gegevens1700-1788
Intellectuele verantwoordelijkheidAuteur
Primaire talenEnglish
ActiviteitMalerin (gnd)
Personen zu Literaturgeschichte (Schriftsteller) (12.2p) (sswd)
Personen zu Malerei, Zeichnung, Grafik (13.4p) (sswd)
Personen zu Umweltschutz, Raumordnung, Landschaftsgestaltung (10.7p) (sswd)
Schriftstellerin (gnd)
Geografische nootGreat Britain
GB (iso3166)
NationaliteitBritish
Plaats van werkzaamheid
Plaats van overlijdenLondon
Sterbeort
Namen
KopjeDelany, Mary
gebruikt in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Granville, Mary
gebruikt in: The University of Aberdeen Library
Latere naamDelany, Mary Granville
Nom de femme mariée
NaamsvariantDelaney, Mary
IBN
Delany-Granville, Mary
AKL
Granville, Mary
AKL
Pendarves, Mary
IBN
Granville, Mary
Greayneville, Mary
Bronnen
Gevonden inPND, LoC, Enc. Brit. (1962), IBN. — BN Cat. gén. : Delany (Mary Granville, Mrs). — Letters from Georgian Ireland : the correspondence of Mary Delany / ed. by Angélique Day, 1991. — Oxford DNB - http://oxforddnb.com (2007-06-12). — Index to Literary Biography. vol. 1 / Patricia Pate Havlice, 1975 : Delany, Mary Granville. — LOC. — DNB