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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  The Art of Constant Rearrangement
• Sale Date:
  05 May 2019 ~ 12noon (AEST)
• Lot #:
  15
• Lot Description:
  Linnaeus in his Lapland Dress
  From an original Picture in the possession of Dr. Thornton. Hoffman pinx.t. H.Kingsbury sculp.t. London published by Dr. Thornton June 1. 1805.
  Mezzotint
  50 x 35cm
• Notes:
  Carl Linnaeus the elder, (1707-1778), is depicted with a plant with a label attached in one hand, a shaman’s drum in the other. An inscription on the drum reads ‘Carolus Linnaeus a Lapponia redux aetat 30, anno 1737 / Mart Hoffman fecit.’ An illustration from Robert Thornton’s ‘Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus’.
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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