[Gulliver watches the Lilliputians perform] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver watches the Lilliputians perform]
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: In this image we see the Lilliputians performing for Gulliver. Three are walking on a tightrope, with one doing a handstand, another juggling, and the third walking with a long pole. A fourth man is lying on the ground, as though he fell off the tightrope. A crowd watches the performance from above, with Gulliver sitting in the back. This performance was used for participants to earn their place in high favour at the royal court. Pillows are on the floor to help break the fall of anyone who might slip. This image comes when Gulliver is being accepted into Lilliputian society. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Breviere (Illustrator);Hebert (Illustrator); Breviere (Illustrator); Hebert (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20830
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekkant Lander
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20830_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters