[Gulliver examines the corruption of the courts of Europe] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver examines the corruption of the courts of Europe]
Subject: Kings and rulers; Corruption; Magic; ghosts; fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: After spending several days speaking with different historical figures, Gulliver became disgusted with how history was portrayed, specifically that of the Princes and Kings in history. He found that the writers of history had misled the story leading to corruption and falsehoods. In this image we see some of the corruption of the courts. The King stand in the front of the line with his courtiers behind him. The Queen is next in line holding the hand of the friar behind her, representing the corruption of the church, and the infidelity of women, a theme seen again in this image, as a courtier kiss the hand of a woman who is standing with her husband. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:21071
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2
Image: mta_21071_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Kings and rulers; Corruption; Magic; ghosts; fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures