[Diplomats from Blefuscu come to Lilliput] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Diplomats from Blefuscu come to Lilliput]
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters; diplomats
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: In this image we see a procession of Diplomats from Blefuscu arriving on Lilliput to make peace. The Emperor of Blefuscu is in the centre of the image riding a white horse and wearing a long cape which is being held up by his attendants. The Blefuscudian Emperor is also wearing a different shaped hat than the others in the party. In the front of the procession is a heralder riding a black horse and announcing their arrival by trumpeting on an instrument. Behind the Emperor is a procession of other diplomats and nobles, one of whom is carrying the banner of Blefuscu. Gulliver is looking on from behind a tower within the walls of Lilliput. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20846
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekkant Lander
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20846_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters; diplomats