[The King and Queen of Brobdingnag interact with Gulliver] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [The King and Queen of Brobdingnag interact with Gulliver]
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: In this image we see Gulliver speaking with the King and Queen of Brobdingnag. On the left is the queen who wears a long, embroidered dress and a headpiece with a veil and long earrings. The King in on the left and wears an embroidered tunic and a tall headpiece that is embroidered with a six-pointed star. Another woman stands behind the king and queen. Gulliver stands on a writing desk next to a quill in an inkwell. His hat is in his hand as he bows to the King and Queen. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20911
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20911_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters