Swift’s power was at this moment as great as that of any man in the nation. - Page xxi · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Swift’s power was at this moment as great as that of any man in the nation. - Page xxi
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; United Kingdom; Britain; England
Description: Here we see a lawyer surrounded by courtiers. Swift worked as a political writer and this image represents Swift’s work writing on current political events. The quote reflects Swift’s political power through writing on politics. Swift is represented seated in the front with his back to the audience, writing. Some of his writings are on the floor next to him. This image appears as part of the biography of Jonathan Swift.
Image Creator: T. Morten (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:21968
Language: eng
Source Name: Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Parent Collection: 1865 London Morten; 1865 London Morten
Image: mta_21968_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Lawyers; Law; Politics in Literature; Politics and Culture; Biography; Jonathan Swift