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| Keywords: Emma Schenson - Hammarby 1864 -Linnaeus Memorial.jpg en This photograph was taken at the home of botanist Carl von Linné known as Linnaeus at Hammarby near Uppsala Sweden Linnaeus devised the first consistent binomial classification system for plants which is still used in a modified form today Schenson's practice as a painter as well as a photographer is evident here She used a painting by Johan Henrik Scheffel dated 1755 and still in Hammarby as part of a lively composition She placed objects of the botanist's daily life such as his hat teacup teapot and tea caddy with the painting His walking stick leans against a chair as if its owner might return at any moment Schenson also indicates Linnaeus' place in an ancestral portrait gallery positioning Scheffel's painting so that the sitter's head appears in line with the two female portraits his wife and his mother perhaps on the wall in the background 1864 http //collections vam ac uk/item/O91324/photograph-memorials-of-linnaeus/ Emma Schenson 1827-1913 Object Photograph<br> Place of origin Hammarby photographed <br> Date 1864 photographed <br> Artist/Maker Schenson Emma photographer <br> Materials and Techniques Albumen-silver print from glass negative<br> Museum number 72 384<br> Gallery location Prints Drawings room 90 1913 Uploaded with UploadWizard Linnaeus' Hammarby Portraits of Linnaeus | ||||
