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File:Carolus Linnaeus by Hendrik Hollander 1853.jpg

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Artist
Title Carolus Linnaeus in Laponian costume
Date 1853
Medium painting
Notes replica of a painting in Estate Hartenkamp.
Source/Photographer University of Amsterdam
Permission
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