[a satire of the licking ceremony on Luggnag] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [a satire of the licking ceremony on Luggnag]
Subject: satire; fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: This image is a satire on the licking ceremony at the court of Luggnag. The image is of the body of a person with the head of a dog licking the ground. This is showing the subservience that was expected of courtiers. This subservience was also expected in European courts and thus serves as a satire on European monarchies. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21763
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_21763_OBJ.png