Ses adulateurs finirent par le dévorer

Information

Title
Ses adulateurs finirent par le dévorer
Record type
Digitised Book Plate Collection
Original Reference
BP/55570-1001/15
Author or creator
De Gonet; Gabriel (1818-1892); editor
Date
c.1851
Scope & content
Colour printed engraved plate depicting a seated vegetable [spring onion] surrounded by beetles. The artist uses anthropomorphism to depict the vegetables in a humorous style. The book plate bears the imprints 'Varin del. et sc.' and 'G. de Gonet edit'. From the book 'L'empire des légumes' by Eugène Nus'. Inscription: '14' handwritten in pencil in the TL corner
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Is part of
L'empire des légumes
Subjects
portrait format
vegetables
engraving
satire
humor
Repository
Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Public Domain