Mary Delany 24 High Resolution Images

Amazingly, Mary Delany was 72 before she embarked on this type of picture but, remarkably, these aren't paintings at all but collages, made from hundreds of pieces of cut, coloured paper.

This download features 24 hi-res images in JPEG format by the artist Mary Delany.

The images are all 600dpi and range in size from 3366 pixels wide/tall to 5790 pixels wide/tall.

The pictures are out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use them in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.

Mary Delany (1700-1788), earlier Mary Pendarves, née Granville, was an English artist, letter-writer, and bluestocking, known for her "paper-mosaicks", botanical drawing, needlework and her lively correspondence.

Mary Delany was born at Coulston, Wiltshire, the daughter of Colonel Bernard Granville by his marriage to Mary Westcombe, loyal Tory supporters of the Stuart Crown. She was a niece of George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne, her father's brother.

When Mary was young, her parents moved the family to London, and she attended a school taught by a French refugee, Mademoiselle Puelle. Mary came into close contact with the Court when she was sent to live with her aunt, Lady Stanley, who was childless – the intention being that she would eventually become a maid of honour.

Read our full Mary Delany biography.