LE CHOUX DE BRUXELLES. Personnage historique en Brabant
Information
Title
LE CHOUX DE BRUXELLES. Personnage historique en Brabant
Record type
Digitised Book Plate Collection
Original Reference
BP/55570-1001/17
Author or creator
De Gonet; Gabriel (1818-1892); editor
Date
c.1851
Scope & content
Colour printed engraved plate depicting a Brussels sprout walking along the road with a stick and sack slung over one shoulder. The background is in black and white with a group of figures also on the road walking away from the city. A signpost with the inscription 'Route de Bruxelles en Brabant' is also illustrated. Brabant is a former duchy of western Europe. 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: '16' handwritten in pencil in the TL corner