[A bust of Queen Anne] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [A bust of Queen Anne]
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see a bust of Queen Anne. This image appears when Gulliver explains England’s political system. Gulliver begins with the Glorious Revolution of 1688 which removed the Catholic James II, replacing him with Protestant William III. He continues on to explain to the war of Spanish Succession. He ends with the current system, with the accession of Queen Anne. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Verdeil (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21812
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_21812_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Queens in literature; Kings, queens, rulers, etc; politics in literature; satire; fictional works