The artwork, titled “‘It isn’t manners for us to begin, you know’, said the Rose,” was created by Peter Blake in 1970. It is a part of the Pop Art movement and falls under the genre of illustration. This particular piece is a part of the series “Illustrations to ‘Through the Looking-Glass'”.
The artwork portrays a young girl with long blond hair, wearing a light-colored dress with a red headband, standing amidst a lush garden filled with vibrant flowers that have anthropomorphic features. A brick wall with an archway in the background partially encloses the garden, while towering trees and a clear, blue sky complete the scenic backdrop. The composition evokes a storybook illustration, capturing a whimsical and fantastical moment where the flowers appear to be conversing, in line with the quote from Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking-Glass”.
