Mary Pilkington

The man who had taken over her father's medical practice eventually became her husband in 1786.

Pilkington's portrait, painted by Joseph Slater Jr., is held by the Royal Collection Trust.

[2] An engraving of her by James Hopwood the Elder is held by the National Portrait Gallery, London,[3] and another by Isaac Slater is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum.

[4] She published over forty novels in the years leading up to 1825, many of them for children.

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