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Alois Lunzer

Illustration — Coreopsis grandiflora Alois Lunzer (17 June 1840 – 16 December 1921) was an Austrian-American watercolour painter. Originally from Hadersdorf, Austria, he immigrated to Philadelphia in 1875 and specialised in doing botanical illustrations. Lunzer collaborated with Thomas Meehan, botanist and author, and Louis Prang, publisher, in producing “The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States” (1879).

Alois Lunzer

1909 illustrations by Alois Lunzer depicting apple cultivars McIntosh Red and Grimes Golden. Originally from: Brown Brothers Continental Nursery Catalog 1909

Alois Lunzer · File:Page 6 apple - McIntosh Red, Grimes Golden.tiff · Public domain

Born
1840
Nationality
United States
Occupation
botanical illustrator · painter

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Illustration — Coreopsis grandiflora Alois Lunzer (17 June 1840 – 16 December 1921) was an Austrian-American watercolour painter. Originally from Hadersdorf, Austria, he immigrated to Philadelphia in 1875 and specialised in doing botanical illustrations. Lunzer collaborated with Thomas Meehan, botanist and author, and Louis Prang, publisher, in producing “The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States” (1879).

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