[Gulliver kisses the hand of the Lilliputian Empress] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver kisses the hand of the Lilliputian Empress]
Subject: empresses; fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures; Lilliput (Imaginary place)
Period: 1850-1900;
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 both the 1839 and 1843 Krabbe editions.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21343
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1870 Stuttgart Grandville; 1870 Stuttgart Grandville
Image: mta_21343_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: empresses; fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures; Lilliput (Imaginary place)