In 1864 the swedish photographer emma schenson made a series of photographs in memory of the swedish botanist carl von linné (1707-1778), who was known as linnaeus. Most photographs in the series are taken in his house (now a museum) in hammarby near uppsala, sweden. Linnaeus furnished his home as a kind of personal museum. Almost every detail of the arrangement has a close relationship to his work. In the bedroom the walls were papered with proof copies of drawings by charles plumier (french botanist, 1646-1704) and georg ehret (botanical artist,1707-1770). The curtain on the bed is printed with a decoration based on his favourite flower, the linnaea borealis. Date: 1864.
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