Un Ministre de Cucurbitus

Information

Title
Un Ministre de Cucurbitus
Record type
Digitised Book Plate Collection
Original Reference
BP/55570-1001/3
Author or creator
Corbay; V
Date
c.1851
Scope & content
Colour printed engraved plate depicting a portly plant in the cucurbitus [cucurbitaceae] family, dressed in a jacket and short trousers. The artist uses anthropomorphism to depict the vegetables in a humorous style. The book plate bears the imprint 'V. Corbay'. From the book 'L'empire des légumes' by Eugène Nus. Inscription: '2' 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