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Linnaeus, Carolus (61)
Life
Dates:
23 May 1707–10 January 1778
Creator/Photographer:
Eldhs, Carl (sculptor); Hodge, Walter Henricks (photographer of copy)
Date
Created/Published:
1946 (date of original), ca. 1957 (date of replica), 4 September 1970 (date of copy)
Location: Linnéträdgården (Linnaeus Garden & Museum), Uppsala, Sweden
Size: 1.5 x 1.5
Copyright Restrictions:
unknown
Notes: Neg: #3A, 35mm. Photo of statue of Linnaeus holding plant of Linnea Borealis with fairy at feet. Bronze replica of statue, "Carl von Linné", by Carl Eldhs (original created in 1946) was placed in the "Linnaeus Garden" in front of museum in 1957. Transferred from WHH Coll. #65. See #65, Box 9, ff 48b -Linnaeus Garden, 1970. See corres. in folder, Mar. 2009.