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Hartekaiup picture, or Kingsbury's mezzotint, and modified the 

 features iu accordauce with Ilot'man's portrait. The face has 

 not been reversed in engraving, and therefore looks a little to 

 the right. Tlie accidental peculiarities of the one side of the 

 face iu Elircnsverd's portrait are also transferred to the other, 

 80 that the two warts appear here on the proper side. Tanje's 

 engraving was reproduced by "W. Evans, iu 8vo size, as a 

 frontispiece to Turtou's ' General System of Nature,' 1806. A 

 small octagonal engraving by "Wachsmann is also copied from 

 Tanje. 



The profile of Linnaeus on the medal struck in his honour iu 

 17-10 may be considered an independent portrait. In his diary 

 Linujcus says of this medal : — " Baron Harlemau, Baron Hopken, 

 Baron Palmstjerna, and Count Ekeblad agreed among themselves 

 to distinguish Linnaeus, and moreover to encourage him by a 

 medal which they caused to be struck, and dedicated to Count 

 Tessin. On the one side was the head of Linnaeus, with this 

 inscription, 'Carol. Linnaeus, M.D., Bot. Prof. Tips., set. 39,' 

 and on the other side ' Carolo Gustavo Tessiu et immortalitati 

 effigiem Caroli Linnaei, CI. Ekeblad, And. Hopken, N. Palm- 

 stjerna, et C. Harleman Die. mdccxlvi.' " 



The Society possesses one of these medals. It has been 

 engraved iu Afzelius's 'Egenhiiudiga Anteckningar ' (tab. iii. 

 fig. 1) ; and by Basire for Maton's edition of Pulteney's ' Wri- 

 tings of Linuseus' (p. 112, fig. 3). 



A reproduction of the same profile is found on the gold medal 

 struck by Count Tessiu in 1758, to celebrate the publication of 

 the tenth edition of the ' Systema Natura?,' with the inscription 

 " C. Linnaeus Equ. Aur. Archiat. et Pr. Ups." On the reverse 

 are three crowns representing the three kingdoms of nature with 

 the motto " Illustrat." The Society has a copy of this medal 

 also. It is engraved by Basire for Maton's Pulteney (p. 112, 

 fig. 1) ; it is also engraved in Back's ' Aminnelse-Tal ' (p. 5), 

 1779, and in Afzelius's ' Egenh. Anteck.' (tab. iii. fig. 2). 



Two pencil sketches of Linnaeus were taken in 17^7 by J. E. 

 Eehn. They do not exhibit any artistic qualities, but both 

 appear to be faithful representations. The one is a small profile 

 showing the lefc side of the face. The nose is nearly straight as 

 iu the other profiles of Linnaeus. A facsimile reproduction in 

 lithography has been published 8vo size, but with no information 

 as to the lithographer or publisher. The second sketch is of 

 greater interest, as it is a full-length and exhibits the general 

 appearance and every-day dress of Linnaeus at this time. The 

 original sketch was in the possession of Henry Watkiu Williams 

 Wynn in 1830. This was rejn'oduced iu facsimile on stone by 

 J. S. Teiiipletou and published by Colnaghi in 1830. It represents 

 Linnseus in a long frock coat, a frock vest, knee breeches, and 

 gaiters buttoned to the kuee. He has on a wig, wears a sword, 

 and seems to be meditatiug under the influence of the iveed, 



