[the head of a Houyhnhnm] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [the head of a Houyhnhnm]
Subject: Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see the face of Gulliver’s master, who is surprised at the things Gulliver tells him about humanity. Gulliver explains the concepts of power, malice, envy, lust, and riches. His master was shocked by these things, as they do not exist for the Houyhnhnms. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:21201
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2
Image: mta_21201_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures