CUCURBITUS 1ER. Costume d'apparat 1er

Information

Title
CUCURBITUS 1ER. Costume d'apparat 1er
Record type
Digitised Book Plate Collection
Original Reference
BP/55570-1001/2
Date
c.1851
Scope & content
Colour printed engraved plate depicting a plant in the cucurbitus [cucurbitaceae] family dressed in formal costume. Another dressed 'cucurbitus' is seen in the background. The artist uses anthropomorphism to depict the vegetables in a humorous style. From the book 'L'empire des légumes' by Eugène Nus. Inscription: '1' handwritten in pencil in the TR corner
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Is part of
L'empire des légumes
Subjects
portriat format
vegetables
engraving
cucurbitaceae
satire
humor
Repository
Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Public Domain