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Antique Bird Print of the Small Lark by Albin, c.1738

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Antique Bird Print of the Small Lark by Albin, c.1738

By Eleazar Albin

Located in Langweer, NL

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 B...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian or Australian Coot by Albin, c.1738

$233Sale Price|20% Off

Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian or Australian Coot by Albin, c.1738

By Eleazar Albin

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Antique Bird Print of the Western Jackdaw by Albin 'circa 1738'

$174

Antique Bird Print of the Western Jackdaw by Albin 'circa 1738'

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Prints

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Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Cuckoo by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730

$430

Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Cuckoo by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730

Located in Langweer, NL

The cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, is famous for its call heralding spring in Europe and its unique brood parasitic behaviour of laying eggs in other birds’ nests. Albin’s illustration cap...

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Prints

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Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Black Lark by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730

$454

Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Black Lark by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730

Located in Langweer, NL

Eleazar Albin was a pioneering English natural history illustrator known for his series A Natural History of Birds, one of the first English works to combine detailed scientific desc...

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Prints

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Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of the Water Wagtail by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730

$407

Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of the Water Wagtail by Eleazar Albin, circa 1730

Located in Langweer, NL

Below the image are the inscriptions Eliz. Albin Delin. and the bird’s Latin name Motacilla Alba alongside its English name Water Wagtail and German name Wasserammette.

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Prints

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Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of the Bald Coot by E. Albin, circa 1730

$501

Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of the Bald Coot by E. Albin, circa 1730

Located in Langweer, NL

The lower left bears the artist’s name, E. Albin del., confirming it as part of Albin’s important series on birds.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Prints

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Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Pipit or Small Lark by Eleazar Albin, 1730

$407

Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of The Pipit or Small Lark by Eleazar Albin, 1730

Located in Langweer, NL

Eleazar Albin was a pioneering English natural history illustrator whose publications, including A Natural History of Birds, were among the first to combine scientific precision with...

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Prints

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Paper

Old Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Male Ruff Wading Bird, a Sandpiper, ca.1738

$348

Old Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Male Ruff Wading Bird, a Sandpiper, ca.1738

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique 1730s British Prints

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Antique Bird Print of a Mistle Thrush, circa 1731

$261Sale Price|20% Off

Antique Bird Print of a Mistle Thrush, circa 1731

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'A Natural History of Birds' by Eleazar Albin, published circa 1731.

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Antique Mid-18th Century British Prints

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Paper

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Antique Bird Print of the Black Stork by Albin, c.1738

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H 11.03 in W 8.67 in D 0 in

Antique Bird Print of the Black Stork by Albin, c.1738

By Eleazar Albin

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Antique Bird Print of the Common Cuckoo by Albin, c.1738

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H 8.67 in W 11.23 in D 0.01 in

Antique Bird Print of the Common Cuckoo by Albin, c.1738

By Eleazar Albin

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Treecreeper by Albin, c.1738

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H 11.03 in W 8.67 in D 0 in

Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Treecreeper by Albin, c.1738

By Eleazar Albin

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Wryneck by Albin, c.1738

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H 11.23 in W 9.06 in D 0 in

Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Wryneck by Albin, c.1738

By Eleazar Albin

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Antique Bird Print of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker by Albin, c.1738

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H 11.42 in W 8.67 in D 0 in

Antique Bird Print of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker by Albin, c.1738

By Eleazar Albin

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Antique Bird Print of the Ruff Bird by Albin 'circa 1738'

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H 11.42 in W 8.67 in D 0.02 in

Antique Bird Print of the Ruff Bird by Albin 'circa 1738'

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique Mid-18th Century British Prints

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Old Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Male Ruff Wading Bird, a Sandpiper, ca.1738

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H 11.42 in W 8.67 in D 0 in

Old Hand-Colored Bird Print of the Male Ruff Wading Bird, a Sandpiper, ca.1738

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique 1730s Prints

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Set of 2 Antique Bird Prints by Albin, c.1738

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H 11.03 in W 8.67 in D 0 in

Set of 2 Antique Bird Prints by Albin, c.1738

By Eleazar Albin

Located in Langweer, NL

These prints originate from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. They are the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Skylark by Albin, c.1738

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H 11.03 in W 8.86 in D 0 in

Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Skylark by Albin, c.1738

By Eleazar Albin

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Antique Hand Colored Bird Print of the Black Grouse by Albin, c.1738

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H 11.23 in W 8.67 in D 0 in

Antique Hand Colored Bird Print of the Black Grouse by Albin, c.1738

By Eleazar Albin

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Antique Bird Print of the Dunnock or Hedge Sparrow, c.1738

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H 11.03 in W 8.67 in D 0.01 in

Antique Bird Print of the Dunnock or Hedge Sparrow, c.1738

By Eleazar Albin

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Rare Original Antique Hand-Colored Print of the Ruff Bird by Albin, c.1738

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H 11.03 in W 8.67 in D 0 in

Rare Original Antique Hand-Colored Print of the Ruff Bird by Albin, c.1738

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Antique Print of the Common Blackbird by Albin 'circa 1738'

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H 11.03 in W 8.67 in D 0.02 in

Antique Print of the Common Blackbird by Albin 'circa 1738'

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his da...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Prints

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Extremely Rare Hand-Colored Bird Print of a Guillemot Bird from Greenland, c1738

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H 8.67 in W 11.42 in D 0 in

Extremely Rare Hand-Colored Bird Print of a Guillemot Bird from Greenland, c1738

Located in Langweer, NL

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 B...

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Antique 1730s Prints

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Antique Bird Print of a White Stork

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H 10.99 in W 9.14 in D 0.02 in

Antique Bird Print of a White Stork

Located in Langweer, NL

This print originates from 'A Natural History of Birds' by Eleazar Albin, published circa 1731.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Prints

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Albin Bird For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal albin bird for your home. A albin bird — often made from paper — can elevate any home. You’ll likely find more than one albin bird that is appealing in its simplicity, but Eleazar Albin produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Albin Bird?

Prices for a albin bird can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $174 and can go as high as $405, while the average can fetch as much as $330.

Finding the Right Prints for You

Prints are works of art produced in multiple editions. Though several copies of a specific artwork can exist, collectors consider antique and vintage prints originals when they have been manually created by the artist or are “impressions” that are part of the artist’s intent for the work.

Modern artists use a range of printmaking techniques to produce different types of prints such as relief, intaglio and planographic. Relief prints are created by cutting away a printing surface to leave only a design. Ink or paint is applied to the raised parts of the surface, and it is used to stamp or press the design onto paper or another surface. Relief prints include woodcuts, linocuts and engravings.

Intaglio prints are the opposite of relief prints in that they are incised into the printing surface. The artist cuts the design into a block, plate or other material and then coats it with ink before wiping off the surface and transferring the design to paper through tremendous pressure. Intaglio prints have plate marks showing the impression of the original block or plate as it was pressed onto the paper.

Artists create planographic prints by drawing a design on a stone or metal plate using a grease crayon. The plate is washed with water, then ink is spread over the plate and it adheres to the grease markings. The image is then stamped on paper to make prints.

All of these printmaking methods have an intricate process, although each can usually transfer only one color of ink. Artists use separate plates or blocks for multiple colors, and together these create one finished work of art.

Find prints ranging from the 18th- and 19th-century bird illustrations by J.C. Sepp to mid-century modern prints, as well as numerous other antique and vintage prints at 1stDibs. Browse the collection today and read about how to arrange wall art in your space.

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