[Depiction of the Lilliputian Emperor] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Depiction of the Lilliputian Emperor]
Subject: Emperors; 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 depiction of the Emperor of Lilliput in front of a window looking out on the city. He holds a sceptre and wears a cape. In the background we see his sedan chair and a curtain blocking out part of the cityscape from view. In front of the Emperor is a crest with a lion and unicorn. This image comes when Gulliver is describing the practices and traditions of the Lilliputians. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator); Breviere (Illustrator); Francais (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21561
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1843 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 1
Image: mta_21561_OBJ.png