[Three scholars from Brobdingnag examine Gulliver] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Three scholars from Brobdingnag examine Gulliver]
Subject: scholars in literature; giants; Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures
Period: 1850-1900;
Description: In this image we see Gulliver being examined by three scholars from Brobdingnag. The scholars were invited by the King to examine Gulliver’s ‘physical form’. They came to the conclusion that he did not conform to the ‘usual course of nature’, as he was significantly smaller than any other creature on Brobdingnag. They also questioned him regarding his diet and his education. There are three giants crowded around Gulliver who is standing on a table. They each wear elaborate hats and have beards. The giant on the left holds a magnifying glass to his left eye. His hat has what looks like a tree and an insect on top. The centre giant’s face is somewhat in shadow, and his hat has an image of a compass and a globe. The man on the right has depictions of scientific instruments on his hat. Gulliver is seated on a table that is elaborately carved and looks up at the giants. The same image appears in both the 1839 and 1843 Krabbe editions.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21404
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1870 Stuttgart Grandville; 1870 Stuttgart Grandville
Image: mta_21404_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: scholars in literature; giants; Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures

Media: mta_21404_OBJ.png