ARTIST

Mary Delany

1700 - 1788

Mary Delany

Mary Delany, earlier Mary Pendarves (née Granville; 14 May 1700 – 15 April 1788) was an English artist, letter-writer, and bluestocking, known for her "paper-mosaicks", botanic drawing, needlework and her lively correspondence. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Delany is the 76th most popular artist (up from 89th in 2019), the 3,324th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,924th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Artist.

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Mary Delany ranks 76 out of 125. Before her are Mary Blair, Heorhiy Narbut, Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Lado Gudiashvili, Hu Zhengyan, and Gilbert Baker. After her are Gordon Matta-Clark, Annette Messager, Aleksandr Golovin, Daniel Hopfer, Antonie Brentano, and Dan Graham.

Most Popular Artists in Wikipedia

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Mary Blair
1911 - 1978
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 70
Heorhiy Narbut
1886 - 1920
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 71
Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 72
Lado Gudiashvili
1896 - 1980
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 73
Hu Zhengyan
1584 - 1674
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 74
Gilbert Baker
1951 - 2017
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 75
Mary Delany
1700 - 1788
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 76
Gordon Matta-Clark
1943 - 1978
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 77
Annette Messager
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 78
Aleksandr Golovin
1863 - 1930
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 79
Daniel Hopfer
1470 - 1536
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 80
Antonie Brentano
1780 - 1869
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 81
Dan Graham
1942 - 2022
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 82

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1700, Mary Delany ranks 35. Before her are Semyon Chelyuskin, Pietro Bracci, Khariton Laptev, Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, and Nathaniel Bliss. After her are Abdul Aziz Hotak, and Anthony de la Roché. Among people deceased in 1788, Mary Delany ranks 24. Before her are Toriyama Sekien, Giovanni Domenico Maraldi, Francesco Zuccarelli, Charles Wesley, Salomon Gessner, and Pierre André de Suffren. After her are Juan Bautista de Anza, Benjamin Wilson, and John Whitehurst.

Others Born in 1700

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Semyon Chelyuskin
EXPLORER
1700 - 1764
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 29
Pietro Bracci
SCULPTOR
1700 - 1773
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 30
Khariton Laptev
EXPLORER
1700 - 1763
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 31
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau
PHYSICIST
1700 - 1782
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 32
Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
NOBLEMAN
1700 - 1780
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 33
Nathaniel Bliss
ASTRONOMER
1700 - 1764
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 34
Mary Delany
ARTIST
1700 - 1788
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 35
Abdul Aziz Hotak
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1717
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 36
Anthony de la Roché
EXPLORER
1700 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 37

Others Deceased in 1788

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Toriyama Sekien
PAINTER
1712 - 1788
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 18
Giovanni Domenico Maraldi
ASTRONOMER
1709 - 1788
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 19
Francesco Zuccarelli
PAINTER
1702 - 1788
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 20
Charles Wesley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1707 - 1788
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 21
Salomon Gessner
PAINTER
1730 - 1788
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 22
Pierre André de Suffren
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1729 - 1788
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 23
Mary Delany
ARTIST
1700 - 1788
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 24
Juan Bautista de Anza
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1788
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 25
Benjamin Wilson
PAINTER
1721 - 1788
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 26
John Whitehurst
INVENTOR
1713 - 1788
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 27

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary Delany ranks 3,325 out of 8,785. Before her are Maurice Dobb (1900), Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet (1772), Walter Map (1140), Chris Waddle (1960), Dick Turpin (1705), and Natalie Dormer (1982). After her are John Biscoe (1794), Pete Ham (1947), Christopher Priest (1943), Benedict Wong (1971), Frederick Twort (1877), and Bryan Robson (1957).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Maurice Dobb
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,319
Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1828
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,320
Walter Map
WRITER
1140 - 1210
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,321
Chris Waddle
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,322
Dick Turpin
EXTREMIST
1705 - 1739
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,323
Natalie Dormer
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,324
Mary Delany
ARTIST
1700 - 1788
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 3,325
John Biscoe
EXPLORER
1794 - 1843
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 3,326
Pete Ham
SINGER
1947 - 1975
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 3,327
Christopher Priest
WRITER
1943 - 2024
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 3,328
Benedict Wong
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 3,329
Frederick Twort
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1950
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 3,330
Bryan Robson
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 3,331