[Gulliver kisses the Empress of Lilliput’s hand] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver kisses the Empress of Lilliput’s hand]
Subject: Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures; Lilliput (Imaginary Place); Empresses; Gulliver's Travels
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Lilliput; England
Description: In this image Gulliver kisses the hand of the Empress, who greets him while standing on the balcony of her apartments. The Empress wears a dark dress and a tall headpiece with a veil down her back, attached to the headpiece. This image comes after Gulliver climbed over the wall of the imperial palace and was able to look around. One of the Empress’ attendants stands behind her. 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:21546
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1843 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1; 1843 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_21546_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures; Lilliput (Imaginary Place); Empresses; Gulliver's Travels