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Helianthus Annuus (Great Sun-flower) By Mary Delany

“Mary Delany’s stunning works are a remarkable combination of art and science. Often mistaken for watercolours, they are in fact carefully constructed paper collages, or ‘mosaicks’ as she called them.”

To read about her life and view more of her work:

https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/late-bloomer-exquisite-craft-mary-delany

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Published by David Jacobi

I am a writer, photographer and artist. This blog will be a running commentary on country living, gardening, cooking, history, people, folklore, writing, reading, art, flora and fauna, photography, music, movies, traveling and whatever else I might be pondering off the back porch.

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