Soeur Meringue

SCHULTZ (engraving);

HILAIRE LENGLET (drawing);

VIBERT & CIE GOUPIL (publisher).

France, second third of the 19th century.

Chromolithography with touches of colour on China paper “appliqué” on vellum paper.

Text: “You who nourish yourself, at the start of your days, / With feelings of passionate love, / Your complexion is faint, your cool fades; / Imitation of me is plutôt….. (Berchoux- La Gastronomie)”. On the left: “Painting by Hilaire LENGLET”. In the centre: “Printed Lith. by Cattier”. On the right: “Lithographed by SCHULTZ”. Further down: “Paris & New York _ GOUPIL, VIVERT & Cie editeurs. London _ E. GAMBART & Cº, 25, Berners St Oxford St”.