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Flora and Fauna
Antique Bird Print of a Turtle Dove from the East Indies
$335
€300 · £250
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1740
- Sheet size
- 11.3 × 8.8 in (28.7 × 22.4 cm)
- Condition
- Fair. General age-related toning. Shows discoloration, some wear and soiling. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
- Collection
- Flora and Fauna
- Period
- The Company, 1700 to 1799
- Stock no.
- f_35780022
- Color
- Hand colored
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique bird print titled 'The Turtle Dove from the East Indies'. Original antique print of a turtle dove from the East Indies. This print originates from 'A Supplement to the Natural History of Birds illustrated with an Hundred and One Copper Plates (..)' by Eleazar Albin. Published 1740.
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.
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