Brillat-Savarin
Date1926
Artist
George Van Werveke
(American illustrator, 1888–1951)
Illustration Citation"Hardships of a Pioneering Gastronomer," The New York Times Book Review, July 4, 1926
MediumInk and gouache on paper
Dimensionscomposition: 8 5/16 × 22 1/4 in. (21.1 × 56.5 cm)
sheet: 12 15/16 × 23 1/16 in. (32.9 × 58.6 cm)
sheet: 12 15/16 × 23 1/16 in. (32.9 × 58.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1987
Object number1987-137
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextAn inscription on the reverse of this drawing explains the subject of the illustration:Brillat-Savarin, the French magistrate, Legislator, gourmand and author of the inimitable "Physiologie du Gout" (Physiology of Taste) visited the United States in 1820 and was horrified at American cooking.
