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Eleazar Albin ( 1680 - 1742 ) was an English Naturalist and illustrator. Albin wrote a number of books including ''A Natural History of English Insects'' (1720), ''A Natural History of Birds'' (1731-38) and ''The Natural History of Spiders and other Curious Insects'' (1736). Eleazar Albin was a German professional painter who settled in England in 1707, where he married and raised a family, changing his name from Weiss to Albin. He illustrated works on insects and spiders, earning his living by making watercolors of the collections of wealthy patrons, including Sir Hans Sloane, whose collection founded the British Museum. His work on birds was done late in his life & was the first large English work on ornithology, hand-colored by Albin and his daughter Elizabeth & published initially in London from 1731-1738. His first book was a 'Natural History of Insects', 1720. Less than 100 copies of his book 'A Natural History of Birds', (issued 1731, 1734, 1738) were produced, this was the first British bird book to have coloured plates. In Albin's notes to the reader he states "As for the paintings, they are all done from the life, with all the Exactness I could either with my own hand, or my daughters, whom I have taught to draw and paint after the life." As was the custom with many other works of the day, it was sold by subscription. |
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