The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver
Print
ca. 1800-1900 (made)
ca. 1800-1900 (made)
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A hand-colour etching depicting a satiric image of King George III, half-length in profile left, with tied wig, sash over left shoulder, and with coat with Garter star, holding a telescope to his eye as he holds a miniature figure of Napoleon in his right hand. Satire in which George III, represented here as Gulliver from Jonathan Swift's novel 'Gulliver's Travels', addresses a miniature Napoleon as the character Grilding. With English inscription below.
Object details
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| Title | The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | ink on paper |
| Brief description | Print by James Gillray, 'The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver', hand-coloured etching, ca. 1800-1900 |
| Physical description | A hand-colour etching depicting a satiric image of King George III, half-length in profile left, with tied wig, sash over left shoulder, and with coat with Garter star, holding a telescope to his eye as he holds a miniature figure of Napoleon in his right hand. Satire in which George III, represented here as Gulliver from Jonathan Swift's novel 'Gulliver's Travels', addresses a miniature Napoleon as the character Grilding. With English inscription below. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 23685:15 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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