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Painted Stork
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Painted Stork
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Mycteria leucocephala
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- Source of title proper: Caption title.
- Parallel titles and other title information: Title from Mousley: Pseudotantalus leucocephalus
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CA RBD MSG BW002-743
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1 watercolour painting ; 56 x 39 cm + 1 leaf
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(active 1713-1759)
Biographical history
Eleazar Albin was an English naturalist and watercolourist illustrator who wrote and illustrated several books, including “A Natural History of English Insects” (1720), “A Natural History of Birds” (1731–38), and “A Natural History of Spiders and Other Curious Insects” (1736). He has been described as one of the great entomological book illustrators of the 18th century.
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Drawing of a Painted Stork from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: India and Southeast Asia. Attributed to Albin, Eleazar, active 1713-1759].
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General note
Manuscript note on front of drawing: Painted Stork (Pseudotantalus leucocephalus)
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Scientific name: Mycteria leucocephala
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With manuscript text on accompanying leaf.
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Volume number
Birds Volume 13, Painting 23