[Depiction of the court at Glubbdubdrib] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Depiction of the court at Glubbdubdrib]
Period: 1700-1750;
Geographic: England; Glubbdubdrib
Description: This image is a depiction of a court scene from Gulliver’s Travels, likely to the land of Glubbdubdrib. The image appears to depict a stage, as there are curtains along the top of the image, with lights lining the bottom of the stage, denoting the difference from the stage and the man, likely Gulliver, who observes the king and a courtier on the stage. A wall separates Gulliver from the other characters. Statues in the Classical or Neoclassical style line the walls of the hall, with stairs at the back leading to a throne. This image also appears in the 1746 von Wiering German edition of Gulliver's Travels.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Illustration
Identifier: mta:20715
Language: ger
Source Name: Des Capitains Lemuel Gulliver Reisen in unterschiedliche entfernte und unbekandte Länder
Parent Collection: Des Capitains Lemuel Gulliver Reisen in unterschiedliche entfernte und unbekandte Länder. Anonymous Illustrations (1728); Des Capitains Lemuel Gulliver Reisen in unterschiedliche entfernte und unbekandte Länder. Anonymous Illustrations (1728)
Image: mta_20715_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Imaginary Creatures; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Statues in Literature; Courts and Courtiers in Literature; Imaginary Places