[a Houyhnhnm’s head] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [a Houyhnhnm’s head]
Subject: Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); satire; fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures
Period: 1800-1850;
Description: Here we see the face of Gulliver’s master, who is surprised at the things Gulliver tells him about humanity. Gulliver explains the concepts of power, malice, envy, lust, and riches. His master was shocked by these things, as they do not exist for the Houyhnhnms. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21811
Language: ger
Source Name: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder
Parent Collection: Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843); Gulliver's Reisen in unbekannte Länder Vol. II. Vignettes by Grandville (1843)
Image: mta_21811_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: Houyhnhnms (Fictitious Characters); satire; fictional works; Fictitious characters; imaginary places; imaginary creatures