Albin, Eleazar (d. 1742?) was a naturalist and watercolour painter. Between 1731-1738, Albin published “A Natural History of Birds” in 3 volumes, containing 306 plates. Although some of the plates did not include a signature, it is likely that Albin or his daughter Elizabeth completed all the works with exception to one plate, which was signed by his son Fortin. In addition, Albin published “A Natural History of Spiders” in 1736 and also illustrated (and possibly wrote) “A Natural History of English Song-Birds” in 1737.
Reference:
Peter Osborne, ‘Albin, Eleazar (d. 1742?)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/279 [accessed 30 July 2015]).
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