[Gulliver learns the language of the Houyhnhnms] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver learns the language of the Houyhnhnms]
Subject: Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures; satire
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see Gulliver sitting on a rock with a Houyhnhnm who sits on his haunches. In the background we see the Houyhnhnm’s house. The Houyhnhnm teaches Gulliver their language, which Gulliver learns and is able to converse with the Houyhnhnms. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21784
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843)
Image: mta_21784_OBJ.png