[rabbits running, representing Lilliputian children] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [rabbits running, representing Lilliputian children]
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: In this image we see a group of rabbits running. The image represents children who have been reprimanded, who then become too shy to answer again for fear of being incorrect. This serves as a detriment to children’s learning and is thus forbidden in Lilliput. The rabbits represent children who have been punished and then run away for fear of being punished again. This image appears in the appendix to Gulliver’s travels in Lilliput. In the appendix, Gulliver discusses various aspects of life on Lilliput, including education, employment, approaches to science and philosophy, language, and interactions between people in the community. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20977
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20977_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures; education