Robert Brendel (c. 1821–1898) and his son Reinhold Brendel (c. 1861–1927) were botanical modelmakers in first Breslau then Grunewald Berlin.

They produced accurate, large-scale models of plant structures. These were sold to technical universities teaching practical botany.

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  • Henri Reiling, 2003 "Beter dan de natuur" in: Jan Brand & Alex de Vries (eds), NEO, pp. 221–235 Utrecht: Centraal Museum, 2003 ISBN 90 5983 002 4 [1]