His imperial majesty desired that himself and his royal consort might have the happiness of dining with me. - p. 62 · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: His imperial majesty desired that himself and his royal consort might have the happiness of dining with me. - p. 62
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: England; Lilliput
Description: Here the Emperor of Lilliput and his consort sit eating dinner with Gulliver. Gulliver raises a barrel of wine in a toast to the Emperor. Ladders allowed the servers to reach the table from the floor. Guards hold banners with the Lilliputian crest. The Emperor sits in a throne opposite Gulliver.
Image Creator: T. Morten (Engraver);Linton (Engraver); T. Morten (Engraver); Linton (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:22001
Language: eng
Source Name: Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Parent Collection: 1865 London Morten; 1865 London Morten
Image: mta_22001_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Fictitious characters; Dinners and Dining in Literature; Fictional Works; Imaginary Places (Lilliput); Imaginary Creatures