[A courtier kisses the hand of a queen] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [A courtier kisses the hand of a queen]
Subject: Corruption; Kings; Queens; Rulers; Satire; Fictional Works; Fictitious Characters; Imaginary Places; Imaginary Creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Glubbdubdrib; England; Europe
Description: In his conversations with past Kings and Queens on Glubbdubdrib, Gulliver learns of the corruption of the throne. he was told on several occasions of corruption of the court. He was even told that virtue only slowed business down, and corruption was the only way to keep the throne working. In this image we see a Queen sitting on a throne whose back is made of snakeskin, while a courtier kneels in front of her, offering his hand. In the background we see a baby wearing a crown and holding a sceptre. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21749
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_21749_OBJ.png