[political scholars from The Grand Academy on Balnibarbi attempt to persuade monarchs on new ways of selecting ministers] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [political scholars from The Grand Academy on Balnibarbi attempt to persuade monarchs on new ways of selecting ministers]
Subject: scholars in literature; Scientists in literature; politics in literature; fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: At the political school at the Grand Academy on Balnibarbi, scholars work on new methods of choosing ministers and the monarch’s favourites. These methods were based on merit, intelligence, and virtue, and capacity for doing what is best for the public, rather than the old method of nepotism and bribery. These scholars, however, were largely unsuccessful. This is a commentary on the political atmosphere of England and other European countries at this time. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Book Illustrations
Identifier: mta:21012
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2; 1839 Stuttgart Grandville vol. 2
Image: mta_21012_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: scholars in literature; Scientists in literature; politics in literature; fictional works; imaginary places; Fictitious characters; imaginary creatures