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For #RaccoonAppreciationDay here is a watercolor of Carl Linnaeus' pet raccoon, Sjupp, by Lars Alstring, c.1746-7. Sjupp was a gift from Crown Prince Fredrik and lived in Linnaeus' garden at Uppsala. This work hung in Linnaeus' study at Hammarby.
Read more about Sjupp here:
Here too is a short video from the Linnean Society about Sjupp:
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#Carl Linnaeus#Linnaeus#Linnean Society#raccoon#Sjupp#pets in art#animals in art#animal holiday#Raccoon Appreciation Day#International Raccoon Appreciation Day#Swedish art#European art#18th century art#natural history art#zoological illustration#Lars Alstring#Youtube
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