L'empire des légumes. Droleries vegetales. Amedee Varin. Gabriel De Gonet, Editeur
Information
Title
L'empire des légumes. Droleries vegetales. Amedee Varin. Gabriel De Gonet, Editeur
Record type
Digitised Book Plate Collection
Original Reference
BP/55570-1001/1
Author or creator
De Gonet; Gabriel (1818-1892); editor
Date
c.1851
Scope & content
Front page of 'L'empire des légumes' depicting a chef surrounded by vegetables. The chef starts to chop a carrot as the other vegetables try to save themselves and the carrot from ending up in the cooking pot. The artist uses anthropomorphism to depict the vegetables in a humorous style. From the book 'L'empire des légumes' by Eugène Nus