[Gulliver runs from two Giants on Brobdingnag] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver runs from two Giants on Brobdingnag]
Subject: Brobdingnag (Imaginary Place); imaginary places; fictional works; imaginary creatures; Fictitious characters; giants; farmers in literature
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: In this image we see Gulliver in the foreground running away from two giants on Brobdingnag. Gulliver ducks and runs through wheat stalks fleeing the giants. The central figure is the giant famer who eventually takes Gulliver in. He holds a large scythe and wears loose short pants and a shirt sewn together using various pieces of fabric. A second giant is visible in the distance. Only the head and shoulders of the second giant is visible. The second giant wears a large brimmed hat, while the Farmer is bareheaded. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:20893
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_20893_OBJ.png