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

Title: [Gulliver speaks with the King and Queen of Brobdingnag]
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); Kings; Queens; Gulliver's Travels; Giants; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Brobdingnag; England
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 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator);Breviere (Illustrator);Francais (Illustrator); Grandville (Illustrator); Breviere (Illustrator); Francais (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21607
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1843 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1; 1843 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_21607_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); Kings; Queens; Gulliver's Travels; Giants; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures