[A peacock representing the immortals of Luggnagg] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [A peacock representing the immortals of Luggnagg]
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures; Peacocks; Immortality in literature
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: In Luggnagg there is a small population of immortal people. These people are born with a red spot on their forehead, and this spot changes colour over time. This spot is represented by the peacock because of its colours. There is a L on the peacock’s chest because this image appears at the beginning of chapter ten and the L is the first letter of the chapter. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21765
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_21765_OBJ.png