severely damaged by a homemade bomb constructed by some teenage boys. It was
probably just by chance that the Scheele statue became the target. Fortunately, the
statue could be reassembled. The original plaster concept for the statue is preserved
in the entrance hall of the Swedish Pharmaceutical Society.
To celebrate the unveiling of the statue, the Pharmaceutical Society in Stockholm issued a medal depicting the statue on one side, and Scheele’s recently
demolished pharmacy in Köping on the other side (Fig. 3.19). This medal, designed
by Adolf Lindberg (1839–1916), was made from aluminium, which was still an
exotic and expensive metal in 1892.
Another statue (Fig. 3.20) was erected 1912 in Köping, this time the internationally recognised sculptor Carl Milles (1875–1955) was contracted. This sculpture shows no resemblance with Wikman’s portrait or any other Scheele depiction,
and thus only represent Milles’ own mental image of Scheele. A concept for the
statue, one metre high, was put on display in February 2006 at Waldemarsudde,
Stockholm, but was stolen the same weekend [25].
Fig. 3.18 Statue of Scheele on Floras kulle behind the Royal Library in Humlegården,
Stockholm. Note that the rod Scheele is using to stir the contents in his crucible is missing,
probably since 1992 bombing. Photo Anders Lennartson, October 2014
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probably just by chance that the Scheele statue became the target. Fortunately, the
statue could be reassembled. The original plaster concept for the statue is preserved
in the entrance hall of the Swedish Pharmaceutical Society.
To celebrate the unveiling of the statue, the Pharmaceutical Society in Stockholm issued a medal depicting the statue on one side, and Scheele’s recently
demolished pharmacy in Köping on the other side (Fig. 3.19). This medal, designed
by Adolf Lindberg (1839–1916), was made from aluminium, which was still an
exotic and expensive metal in 1892.
Another statue (Fig. 3.20) was erected 1912 in Köping, this time the internationally recognised sculptor Carl Milles (1875–1955) was contracted. This sculpture shows no resemblance with Wikman’s portrait or any other Scheele depiction,
and thus only represent Milles’ own mental image of Scheele. A concept for the
statue, one metre high, was put on display in February 2006 at Waldemarsudde,
Stockholm, but was stolen the same weekend [25].
Fig. 3.18 Statue of Scheele on Floras kulle behind the Royal Library in Humlegården,
Stockholm. Note that the rod Scheele is using to stir the contents in his crucible is missing,
probably since 1992 bombing. Photo Anders Lennartson, October 2014
3.4 Portraits of Scheele
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