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Sculpture of Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778)
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This sculpture of Linnaeus stands in the garden in front of Swedenborg's summer house, which has been relocated to Skansen open air museum in Stockholm. The plaque which stands beside the sculpture.reads \"The sculpture is a copy of a wood-carving made by Arne Bergh for the Swedish pavilion at the 1992 World Exposition in Seville, Spain. This bronze copy was financed by a grant from Banco Kultur. It was erected in honour of Linnaeus in conjunction with the 300th anniversary of his birth in 2007. The original portrait was purchased and donated to Skansen by Christer Frunck on behalf of descendents of Harald Lettstrom in 1993.\"
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- 2011-05-30
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