12788 Eleazar Albin (active 1690-1742) – View of Moths and Caterpillars on Cherry Branches – Hand-coloured etching (1720)

Eleazar Albin was a German-born naturalist and professional watercolourist who worked in London. He became well-known for his meticulously detailed illustrations of insects, birds, and spiders, often producing works by subscription for the British aristocracy. His primary contribution to entomology was the documentation of insect life cycles from the larval stage to the adult form. Albin's work is considered a significant early example of the transition toward empirical scientific illustration in natural history.

Artist or Maker: Eleazar Albin.

Dimensions: Approximately 29 cm x 23 cm.

Medium: Hand-coloured etching.

Date: 1720.

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