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Portrait of Carl von Linnaeus
Portrait of Carl von Linnaeus

Portrait of Carl von Linnaeus

Maker Wedgwood and Bentley 1769 - 1780
Dateca. 1769-1800
MediumJasperware (refined stoneware) ceramic, gilt frame
DimensionsImage Size: 3 1/4 x 2 7/8 in. (8.3 x 7.3 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde
Object number1971.291
On View
On view
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  • Decorative Arts
InscribedOn reverse of frame, at right outer edge in pencil: "103 x 122" At bottom edge in dark blue pencil: "DLAE'AIL.TNS" (?)
MarkingsImpressed on verso: "Wedgwood and Bentley"
DescriptionOval "Wedgwood blue" tinted ground with white cameo profile portrait of the botanist Carl von Linnaeus. Mounted in a gilt wood frame.Exhibition History"The Painterly and the Picturesque: Trends in Eighteenth Century European Art", Hoopes Gallery, The Hyde Collection, Sept. 23- Dec. 30, 2001.ProvenanceGinsburg and Levy, Inc., New York, NY, from whom Mrs. Hyde purchased in 1933; Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hyde, 1933; by bequest to The Hyde Collection, 1952.
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Bracket
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16th century (early)
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