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the Eoyal NorJ. Order, v. Liniu', and whicli he has now sent 

 from Paris with this letter. This portrait was begun when Mr. 

 Eoslin was in his native country in 1776 [1775], and when v. 

 Linne was still alive. Subsequently Roslin took it with him to 

 Paris in order to finish it." 



This portrait is still in the possession of the Eoyal Academy 

 of Sciences at Stockholm. The face is turned a little to the 

 right. The right arm is to the front, and the queue of the wig 

 rests on the right shoulder. The principal wart on the face is 

 properly represented on the right cheek. The painting takes in 

 the bust and a portion of the upper arm, and terminates at the 

 lower end of the Cross of the Polar Star. 



Eoslin presented a replica of his portrait to the family of 

 Linnaeus. At the death of Linnaeus this was bought by Grustaf 

 III., and it is now in the Eoyal Castle of Gripsholm. It is 

 painted on an oval canvas, and differs little from the original. 

 The bvittons on the coat, and especially on the vest, are more 

 distinctly painted, and the Linncea is diiferently treated, while 

 the cross of his Order is absent, because the curve of the oval 

 cuts away the part of the coat to which it was affixed. 



I am not aware of any published reproduction of the 

 replica. 



The original portrait was beautifully engraved hj Clementus 

 Bervic under the eye of Eoslin, as recorded in the minutes 

 of the Academy which I have quoted. It is a reproduction 

 of the complete painting, and is enclosed in a frame. It is 

 inscribed " Carolus a Ljnne," with arms and four lines of titles. 

 Bnt it is surprising that in so fine a work Bervic did not repro- 

 duce Eoslin's portrait in the original position. He transferred 

 it directly on the plate, and the engraving consequeutly has the 

 face turned to the left. Bervic overlooked that in doing this 

 he changed the two sides of tlie face, and so erroneously 

 placed the wart on the left cheek. The queue of the wig rests on 

 the left shoulder. Bervic has accommodated the dress to the 

 reversed position of the body, and has improved the eifect of the 

 picture by placing the ribbon and cross of the Polar Star, and 

 the sprig of the Linncea, in the centre of the engraving. There 

 is scratched on the upper left corner of the plate, " 2 Pche 

 1779." 



A beautiful aquatint, printed in colours, was early produced 

 from Bervic's engraving by P. M. Alix. It is an oval, surrounded 

 by a single thick black line, and is somewhat larger than Bervic's 

 engraving. It is inscribed " Charles Linne." 



The numerous engravings and lithographs after Eoslin's por- 

 trait are all directly or indirectly reproduced from Bervic's 

 engraving. The original painting having been sent to Stockholm 

 by Eoslin, was practically out of the reach of engravers. I have 

 seen engraved copies by Zuliani, Bollinger, Cathelin, Sluyter, 

 Tardieu, Landon, a lithograph by Vigneron, and an admirable 



