Colour printed engraved plate depicting two vegetables [spring onion and shallot] in a domestic setting. The background of the engraving is in black and white. In the foreground, one character is seated with their head in their hands as the other character stands crossly next to the chair. The legs of the chair are made of carrots. The artist uses anthropomorphism to depict the vegetables. The book plate bears the imprints 'A. Varin del. et sc.' and 'G. de Gonet edit'. From the book 'L'empire des légumes' by Eugène Nus'. Inscription: '11' handwritten in pencil in the TR corner