[Gulliver reading in England] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Gulliver reading in England]
Subject: reading; satire; fictional works; Fictitious characters
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: Here we see Gulliver sitting at a table reading a book. The image appears at the beginning of chapter twelve, where he reflects on writing his book. The book Gulliver is holding is likely an early edition of the book he wrote. His daughter is seen over his shoulder. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
Image Creator: Grandville (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Vignettes
Identifier: mta:21880
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_21880_OBJ.png
Collection: Gulliver's Travels
Subject: reading; satire; fictional works; Fictitious characters