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)

Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1987

Object number1987-137

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ClassificationsDRAWING

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.