Mrs Delany
£12.99
Exclusive web priceMary Delany's "paper mosaics" of flowers, made from hundreds of pieces of cut coloured paper, were the crowning achievement of a long and creative life. Mrs Delaney was 72 before she embarked on the 1000 flower collages, but she hadalready made a name for herself with her exquisite works of embroidery, decorative shell work and landscape sketches. Through a study of Mrs Delany's correspondence, Ruth Hayden recaptures the atmosphere of privileged society in 18th-centuryEngland. Mrs Delany's perspective and lively letters to her sister Anne and her niece Mary reveal her often strong views on the events of the period and on the social life of her circle. Luminaries of social, political and artistic life enlivenher correspondence. She was a friend of Handel and the correspondent of Swift. Her deep friendship with the Duchess of Portland brought her into contact with some of the greatest botanical artists and botanists of the time.
In Detail
Product code: cmc26272
Price category: £10 to £25
World culture: Enlightenment Europe
Title: Mrs Delany
Subtitle: Her life and her flowers
Author: Ruth Hayden
ISBN: 9780714126272
Number of pages: 192
llustrations: 45 colour and 100 b/w
Standard UK delivery: 3-5 working days (overseas delivery times may vary)
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