[Gulliver performs for the giants on Brobdingnag - Colourized] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver performs for the giants on Brobdingnag - Colourized]
Subject: imaginary places; Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); imaginary creatures; fictional works; Fictitious characters; One person shows (Performing arts)
Period: 1750-1800;
Description: This image is a depiction of Gulliver interacting with the giants on Brobdingnag. Gulliver is the central figure, bowing on a small stage surrounded by giants. Gulliver is also the only character in this image who is coloured, shown wearing a red coat. The young girl, Glumdalclitch, stands behind the stage, leaning over the back to give Gulliver his directions. There are several other giants watching Gulliver in awe, including a baby who is reaching out to Gulliver in the foreground. The scene takes place in the farmer’s living room, with a portrait of a man above the heads of the giants, and a large window looks out onto mountains. A small dog runs under the bench. The image is coloured, however the same image appears in the 1762 German edition, however the 1762 German edition is not coloured.
Image Creator: S. Gessner F (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; woodcut
Identifier: mta:20719
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen
Parent Collection: 1761 Hamburg Gessner; 1761 Hamburg Gessner
Image: mta_20719_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: imaginary places; Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); imaginary creatures; fictional works; Fictitious characters; One person shows (Performing arts)

Media: mta_20719_OBJ.png