Mrs Eccles et al. in Delville (The Glen), Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland - February, 1751
from The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany. With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte, series 1, vol. 3, pages 17f:
Letter from Mary Delany to Ann [Granville] Dewes, February 1751
We met a Miss Veraselle, a French merchant’s daughter, a sickly young woman, who lodges at Glasnevin for her health. I soon found she was musical and a performer on the six-stringed base, and exprest a desire of hearing her; upon which, with a great deal of good humour, she suffered Mrs. Eccles to send for her base, and played an hour to us most agreeably. She has a neat execution and pretty taste; and seems quite mistress of the instrument, but I made no advances there to an acquaintance.
Mrs Delany, and Lady Llanover (ed.), The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany. With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte, series 1, vol. 3, volume 3 (London, 1861), p. 17f. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1695903120015 accessed: 13 September, 2024
Listeners
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Listening to
hide composers| performance on the six-stringed bass | performed by Miss Veraselle |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | February, 1751 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
The location of the listening experience, Delville, was Dr. and Mrs Delany's home.