[Gulliver and the Lilliputians] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver and the Lilliputians]
Subject: Lilliput (Imaginary place); imaginary places; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters; fictional works
Period: 1750-1800;
Description: This scene shows a celebratory procession. Gulliver stands in the centre surrounded by several of the Lilliputians, who are one-twelfth of his size. In the bottom left corner there is a carriage, presumably that of the Lilliputian king, surrounded by several others. In the bottom right corner is a tent, again with Lilliputians surrounding it. On the left side in the middle is a raised, covered stage, with Lilliputians both on the stage and underneath it. Behind Gulliver is a royal building. A cavalier army rides on horseback under Gulliver’s legs, as a military procession. The same image appears in the 1761 German edition, however the 1761 German edition is coloured.
Image Creator: S. Gessner F (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; woodcut
Identifier: mta:20723
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen
Parent Collection: 1762 Hamburg Gessner
Image: mta_20723_OBJ.png