Artist: Eleazar Albin (fl. 1690 – c. 1742)[1] was an English naturalist and watercolourist illustrator who wrote and illustrated a number of books including 'A Natural History of Birds' (1731–38).
Title: Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe).
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Eliz. Albin delin. Oenantha. Coul [Koul] Blanc... Wheat Ear. [No] 55.
Dimensions: Sheet 10 3/4" x 8 1/4".
Publisher: London, Printed for the author and sold by William Innys in St. Paul's Church yard, John Clarke under the Royal-Exchange, Cornhill, and John Brindley at the King's Arms in New Bond-Street, MDCCXXXI-MDCCXXXVIII.
Edition: Eleazar Albin. A natural history of birds: illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life.
Date: 1731-1738.
Materials and Techniques: hand colored engraving on paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Fair. Laid down, loss of paper, tears, soiling, dumpstain. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.
Note:
- "A Natural History of Birds has coloured engravings by Albin and his daughter Elizabeth Albin. In that book Albin writes "As for the paintings, they are all done from 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"
- This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia.