Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London - University Library

68 PKOCEEDINGS OF THE
Archbishop von Troil commissioned LaurenzPascb, the younger,
to paint for him a portrait of Linne. He copied the Roslin in
the Academy, but made his painting a three-quarters length.
Linne is seated at a table on which his left hand rests holding a
plant of Linncea, which is left out from bis coat. The right hand
rests on his knee. This painting was presented by the Archbishop
to Sir Joseph Banks in acknowledgment of certain civilities
shown by Sir Joseph to his son. It was bequeathed to Robert
Brown, who presented it to theLinnean Society in 1853 ; it now
hangs in the Library. While it carefully reproduces the likeness
by Eoslin, the additions Miiich Pasch has made converts Hoslin's
portrait into a fine picture, and in it the Society possesses the
most beautiful memorial of the illustrious naturalist whose name it
bears.
The Society has in its possession another painting from the
Eoslin portrait, presented to the Society in 1814 by Joseph Sabine,
one of the original Fellows of the Society. Por many years it
hung in the meeting-room behind the President's chair, but has
been displaced by the reproduction of the KrafPt portrait recently
presented to the Society. This portrait has no claim to be original.
Nothing is known of its history before it came into the possession
of the Society. It is without doubt a reproduction in oil of Bervie's
or Alix's engraving from Eoslin's painting.
The following list gives the materials in the possession of the
Linnean Society bearing on the original portraits of Linne :
1. 1737. 30 years old. Hoffman. Photograph of the original
painting in the house of Mr. Chfford, Nieuwetsluys, Holland.
2. 1739, 32 years old. J. H. Scheffel. Photograph of the original
painting in Linne's house, Hammavby.
3. 1740. 33 years old. Au. Eheensverd, Print from the original
plate in the possession of Baron Lewenhaupt, Upsala.
4. 1747. 40 years old. J. E. Rehn. P\ill-leiigth facsimile. Original
lost, belonged to Rt. Hon. H. W. W. Wynne in 1830.
5. 1747, 40 years old. J. E. Rehn. Profile facsimile. It is not
known where the original is.
6. 1752. 45 years old. G. Lundbeeg. Photograph of the original
pastel in the house of Mr. Olof Wijk, Gothenburg.
7. 1755. 48 years old. J. H. Scheffel. Photograph of the original
painting in Linne's house, Ilammarby.
8. 1773. 66 years old. C. F. Inlander. Replica of the original
medallion, presented by Sir Joseph Banks, 1790.
9. 1774, 67 years old. P. Krafft. Photograph of the original
painting, and copy in oil of the original, presented by the Royal
Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm.
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