[A Laputan court Lady and her daughter] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [A Laputan court Lady and her daughter]
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Laputa; England
Description: The Laputan wives and daughters were confined to their homes, however they frequently tried to sneak out and go into the city. The image here is of a court Lady and her daughter who was married to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister gave his wife and children a beautiful Palace, however they went into the city. The Prime Minister’s wife said she was going into the city was in rags in an Eating House. She had pawned her clothes and was in the company of another man who was abusive. an Eating House. She had pawned her clothes and was in the company of another man who was abusive. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21679
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843); Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843)
Image: mta_21679_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures; Satire