[Gulliver with the maids of honour on Brobdingnag] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver with the maids of honour on Brobdingnag]
Subject: Lady's maids; Queens in literature; imaginary places; giants; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters; Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place)
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: The maids of honour of the Queen of Brobdingnag entertain themselves looking at Gulliver. In the image we see two women with their shoulders exposed, partially undressed. Their hair is loose and the woman on the right has her corset unlaced. They wear earrings and necklaces. Gulliver sits in the centre looking up at the women. The scene appears when Gulliver describes the women on Brobdingnag, talking about their dress, appearances, and scent. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Breviere (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20925
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20925_OBJ.png