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Mary Impey

Mary Impey was an ornithologist, illustrator and patron of the arts (1749–1818). She was born at Oxfordshire.

Also recorded as Mary Reade; Lady Mary Impey.

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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Mary Reade and Lady Mary Impey. Her recorded language was English.

She was the child of Sir John Reade, 5th Bt. and Harriet Barker. She married Elijah Impey. 3 children are recorded: Maria Impey, Michael Impey and Marian Impey.

Works and catalogued output

Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey (1792-1871), President of the Geological Society and the Royal Geographical Society is dated 1815-1871 and held by Wellcome Collection. Wellcome Collection catalogues 6 works under this heading.

Context

Indian cobra, with 'spectacle' marking on hood. Watercolour, 1782. is dated 1782 and held by Wellcome Collection. Mary Impey is also recorded as Mary Reade; Lady Mary Impey.

Catalogued works

2 works under this name are catalogued by Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1782 to 1815.

Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey (1792-1871), President of the Geological Society and the Royal Geographical Society, dated 1815-1871, held by Wellcome Collection. Indian cobra, with 'spectacle' marking on hood. Watercolour, 1782., dated 1782, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Impey [née Reade], Mary, Lady Impey (1749–1818), natural historian and patron of the arts, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey (1792–1871), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 22 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1749Mary Impey born at Oxfordshire.
  2. 1749Mary Impey was born on 2 March 1749.
  3. 1782Indian cobra, with 'spectacle' marking on hood. Watercolour, 1782. is dated 1782 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  4. 1782Indian cobra, with 'spectacle' marking on hood. Watercolour, 1782. (Wellcome Collection).
  5. 1792Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey (1792-1871), President of the Geological Society and the Royal Geographical Society is dated 1815-1871 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  6. 1815Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey (1792-1871), President of the Geological Society and the Royal Geographical Society (Wellcome Collection).
  7. 1818Mary Impey died.
  8. 1818Mary Impey died on 20 February 1818.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Impey [née Reade], Mary, Lady Impey (1749–1818), natural historian and patron of the arts, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Impey, Col Eugene Clutterbuck, (1830–11 Nov. 1904), Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Impey, John (d 1829), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Impey, Sir Elijah (1732–1809), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey (1792–1871), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    PubMed, United States National Library of Medicine, records for “Mary Impey”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 9 works naming Mary Impey.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6779827: Mary Impey

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  9. 9.

    “Mary Impey”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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