Colour printed engraved plate depicting three ['Romaine Hearts' lettuce]. One of the characters lies stabbed on a cloak with the knife in their hand while the character to the left holds another knife and looks to the left of the engraving. The third character is holding clasped hands aloft and looks to the sky. A cupid stands in the background. The characters in the foreground are coloured, while the background is in black and white. The artist uses anthropomorphism to depict the vegetables. From the book 'L'empire des légumes' by Eugène Nus. Inscription: '6' handwritten in pencil in the TR corner