2 Quotes & Sayings By Lady Blessington
Lady Blessington was an Irish poet, patroness of the arts, and creator of the popular "Blessington Mask". She was born Mary Delany in 1781. Her father was a soldier who had served in the American War of Independence. He died when she was four years old, leaving his widow with nine children
The family moved to Bath in 1790 where she met John Blessington whose family owned extensive property in the city.