[The corruption of the courts of Europe] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [The corruption of the courts of Europe]
Subject: Corruption; Kings; Queens; Rulers; Satire; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Glubbdubdrib; England; Europe
Description: After spending several days speaking with different historical figures, Gulliver became disgusted with how history was portrayed, specifically that of the Princes and Kings in history. He found that the writers of history had misled the story leading to corruption and falsehoods. In this image we see some of the corruption of the courts. The King stand in the front of the line with his courtiers behind him. The Queen is next in line holding the hand of the friar behind her, representing the corruption of the church, and the infidelity of women, a theme seen again in this image, as a courtier kiss the hand of a woman who is standing with her husband. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21748
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843)
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