[Lilliputian officials discussing Gulliver’s fate on Lilliput] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Lilliputian officials discussing Gulliver’s fate on Lilliput]
Subject: Treason; Diplomats; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures; Lilliput (Imaginary Place); Gulliver's Travels
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Lilliput; England
Description: In this image we see a group of seven Lilliputian court officials and the Emperor at a table discussing Gulliver’s fate. Some argue that Gulliver should be pardoned or given a less severe charge than treason because of his work in defeating the Blefuscudian fleet during the war between Lilliput and Blefuscu. The Grand Admiral, however, insisted that Gulliver should be put to death because of his actions, specifically urinating on the Imperial Palace. The Grand Admiral is the second figure from the left in this image. He is wearing part of a suit of armour and does not wear a hat. The Emperor sits in the middle of the table, and can be identified by his headpiece with several large feathers coming out of the top. The men are seated in a large hall in the Imperial Palace. The throne can be seen in the distance behind the Emperor as can a row of columns on the right side and a large curtain on the left. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator); Breviere (Illustrator); Francais (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21572
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1843 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
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