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Two volumes of original entomological watercolours
Eleazar Albin, 1720–1777
An album of 24 original watercolours of butterflies and moths of Britian and America for an unpublished work on Lepidoptera, and an album of 29 original watercolours for a publication 'A Natural History of Spiders.
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Title of artwork, date
Two volumes of original entomological watercolours, 1720–1777
Date supported
2000
Medium and material
Watercolour
Grant
6000
Total cost
12500
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