“This gracious princess held out her little finger towards me.” - Page 111 · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “This gracious princess held out her little finger towards me.” - Page 111
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); Queens in Literature; Giants; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Brobdingnag; England
Description: Here we see the Queen of Brobdingnag meeting Gulliver. He asked to kiss her foot, however, she held out her hand so that Gulliver could kiss her little finger. This happened after the Queen discovered Gulliver at one of his performances and she brought him back to her palace to live with, and entertain, her court.
Image Creator: T. Morten (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:22023
Language: eng
Source Name: Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Parent Collection: 1865 London Morten; 1865 London Morten
Image: mta_22023_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); Queens in Literature; Giants; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures