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Linnaeus, Carolus (47a)
Life
Dates:
23 May 1707–10 January 1778
Creator/Photographer:
Scheffel, J. H. (artist of original, 1739)
Size: 8.5 x 10 and 8.5 x 11.5
Copyright Restrictions:
none
Acquired:
September 1969
Notes: Prints are a photo-mechanical reproduction. Negative #43c, copy of above. This portrait is known as the "bridegroom portrait"; Scheffel also painted a portrait of Sara Lisa Moraea as Linnaeus' bride in the same year. Original oil painting held at Hammerby Estate, Uppsala, Sweden (managed by Uppsala University).