Colour printed engraved plate depicting a tall asparagus holding a basket. Several smaller asparagus are growing nearby, with one peering into the open basket. 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: '22' handwritten in pencil in the TR corner