Mary Palmer (9 February 1716 – 27 May 1794), née Mary Reynolds, was an author from Devon, England, who wrote Devonshire Dialogue, once considered the "best piece of literature in the vernacular of Devon". She was a sister of the artist Sir Joshua Reynolds.Mary was the eldest daughter and third child of Samuel Reynolds, master of the Plympton Earl grammar school, Devonshire, by his wife, Theophila Potter. She was 7 years older than her brother Joshua Reynolds and her fondness for drawing is said to have influenced him when a boy. In 1740 she provided £60, half of the premium paid to Thomas Hudson the portrait-painter, for Joshua's pupilage, and 9 years later advanced money for his expenses in Italy. Sir Joshua Reynolds painted two portraits of his sister Mary, one made about 1747, the other when she was aged about 60 years of age. Both portraits descended to her great-grandson, George Stawell of Great Torrington. Wikipedia
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