[Wigs representing the different factions of society] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Wigs representing the different factions of society]
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see four different wigs, representing different levels of society. On the right we see the church, represented by the mitre. In the centre right, we see the king, represented by the crown. On the centre left we see the long wig traditionally worn by the Lords, in the House of Lords with a tag that says Lords. On the far left we see the wig tied back, traditionally worn by the upper class who were in the House of Commons, with a tag that says Communes. In this chapter Gulliver talks with the King of Brobdingnag about English traditions. Gulliver tells the King about diplomacy, religion, the justice system, the arts, the financial system, and the nobility, then debated these issues with the king. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20935
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20935_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: wigs; politics in literature; politics and culture; Kings and rulers; Religious aspects; Church of England; Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); Kings, queens, rulers, etc; fictional works; Fictitious characters; satire