The Emperor’s Huntsman · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The Emperor’s Huntsman
Subject: Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures; Lilliput (Imaginary Place); Cavalry; Fictional Works
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: England; Lilliput
Description: This image shows a cavalry huntsman jumping over Gulliver’s foot. The image appears when the Lilliputians become more comfortable with Gulliver. The Huntsmen begin to use Gulliver’s foot as jump training for their horses, seen here.
Image Creator: E. Evans (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:21940
Language: eng
Source Name: Gulliver's Travels: A Voyage to Lilliput and Brobdingnag
Parent Collection: 1863 London Evans
Image: mta_21940_OBJ.png