[The Lilliputian Emperor addresses Gulliver] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [The Lilliputian Emperor addresses Gulliver]
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: In this image the Lilliputian Emperor addresses Gulliver. The Emperor stands on a podium with two attendants. The Emperor holds his arms up during the speech. Gulliver is not in the image. The Emperor wears a form of turban with a large feather and a long cape that one of the attendants holds up. Behind the podium we see a line of Lilliputian militia men holding spears. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20813
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekkant Lander
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20813_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters; emperors; emperors in literature