[Gulliver shows a Houyhnhnm his knife] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver shows a Houyhnhnm his knife]
Subject: Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); Yahoos (Fictitious Characters); fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here Gulliver explains his situation to two Houyhnhnms. He asks them for shelter, and in return he says he will make them a present in return for the favour using his knife. The Houyhnhnms spoke between themselves and agreed to help Gulliver. During their conversation Gulliver heard the two saying the word “yahoo”, so Gulliver repeated the word back to them. The Houyhnhnms looked surprised, then proceeded to teach Gulliver the correct pronunciation of the word. The Houyhnhnms then took in Gulliver and taught him the language. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:21148
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2
Image: mta_21148_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); Yahoos (Fictitious Characters); fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures