Esther Johnson · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture · Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Esther Johnson
Subject: Portraits; Portrait Busts; Biography; Jonathan Swift; Esther Johnson
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; United Kingdom; Britain; England
Description: Here we see the bust of Esther Johnson, nicknamed ‘Vanessa’. Esther was romantically involved with Swift, however she is often cast in a negative light, as Swift was already engaged with Jane Waring. Swift was Esther’s tutor, and a relationship evolved, similar to that of Stella Johnson. This image appears as part of the biography of Jonathan Swift.
Image Creator: T. Morten (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:21969
Language: eng
Source Name: Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Parent Collection: 1865 London Morten; 1865 London Morten
Image: mta_21969_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Portraits; Portrait Busts; Biography; Jonathan Swift; Esther Johnson