[A coat of arms of the Houyhnhnms] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [A coat of arms of the Houyhnhnms]
Subject: Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); satire; fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see a coat of arms of the family with whom he is staying in the Country of the Houyhnhnms. There are images of horses and other animals on the coat of arms. The image appears at the end of chapter six, when Gulliver explains various aspects of English society, including medicine, the Prime Minister, and the nobility. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:21226
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2
Image: mta_21226_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); satire; fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures