Opium Poppy

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Artist

Name:: Grandville, J.-J.
Dates:: 1803-1847
Country:: France

Illustration

Subjects:: People, Plants
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Geoffroy, Charles
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: St. Michael's College Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Les fleurs animées, vol. 1
Authors:: Delord, Taxile; Karr, Alphonse; Raban, Louis-François
Publisher:: Paris: Garnier Frères, 1867
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Description:

An opium poppy is depicted as a woman sprinkling poppy seeds from seedpods over beetles and grasshoppers, while the only insect still awake lights its way with a lantern.

The caption reads in the original French: Pavot.

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{{cite web | title=Opium Poppy | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/opium-poppy/ | author=Grandville, J.-J. | year=1867 | access-date=March 29, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}