[the burial rites of the Houyhnhnms] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [the burial rites of the Houyhnhnms]
Subject: Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); Burial in literature; Funeral customs and rites; Funeral service; fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures
Period: 1850-1900;
Description: Here we see a group of Houyhnhnms carrying a deceased Houyhnhnm. They carry the body towards a cave that will serve as a tomb. This image appears when Gulliver explains the lifecycle of the Houyhnhnms and their burial rites. The same image appears in both the 1839 and 1843 Krabbe editions.
Image Creator: Rambert (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21460
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1870 Stuttgart Grandville; 1870 Stuttgart Grandville
Image: mta_21460_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); Burial in literature; Funeral customs and rites; Funeral service; fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures