1726 Collection (page 4)

The Struldbrugs / Gulliver
GULLIVER IN LUGGNAGG The Struldbrugs live for ever, and are exceedingly unhappy about it, becoming foolish, opinionative, peevish, unloving and unloved... Date: First published: 1726

Laputian Gent Walking
GULLIVER IN LAPUTA A scholar of Laputa, out walking, must be accompanied by a servant who prevents him from accident, so deep is he likely to be in his thoughts. Date: First published: 1726

Pretended rabbit breeder Mary Tofts
Undated photograph of engraving of pretend rabbit-breeder Mary Tofts. HPG/1/13/2 (xviii)

Gulliver & the Yahoos
Gulliver meets a Yahoo

Danican (Philidor)
Known by the family nickname Philidor, Francois-Andre Danican became one of the noted chess players of the 18th century, devising Philidors defence

Marriage Custom, Panama
Neighbours clear the ground where the newly-weds will make their home

Help from Indian Deity
An Indian patient is taken to the temple of Ixora, in the hope that the deity will reward his faith by restoring him to health

Tutelary Deity Chin-Hoan
CHIN HOAN, a tutelary (protective) deity

Guinea Worship
People of Guinea, West Africa, place gifts and dance before a sacred tree in hope that the god who lives in it will give them what they want

Richard Howe / Wedgwood
RICHARD 1ST EARL HOWE MP and English Naval Officer

Marriage Ceremony, Panama
Marriage ceremony among the natives of Panama - gifts are offered, music and dancing, as the veiled bride is presented to the groom

Chinese Deity of Fortune
Chinese god of Immortality, to which they sacrifice believing this will bring them good fortune

Lincing Deity
Deity named LIN-SING (?) by the Dutch ambassadors (note the enormous size of the idol)

Guinea Rain Ritual
Rain-making ceremony of the people of Guinea, West Africa - they sacrifice to their divinity before the sacred tree

Kaffirs Purify Child
Kaffir ceremony of purification of a new-born child; in the distance, a child with birth-defects has been left for a wild beast to devour

Itinerant Devotees
Wandering devotees, one with a tame tiger

Kaffir Marriage Ceremony
Marriage ceremony among the Kaffirs of South Africa

Peruvians Sacrifice Lamb
Peruvians sacrifice a black lamb at the great Feast of the Sun

Circumcision, Guinea
Circumcision ceremony of the people of Guinea, West Africa

Sun-Worship, Peru
Peruvians light the SACRED FIRE in honour of the Sun, on the eve of the High Festival of the Sun

Peruvians Honour the Sun
Peruvians feast in honour of the Sun, an occasion on which a number of animals lose their lives

Selling Winds
Charlatans who claim to be able to sell winds to those who need them

Jewish Penance
Penance of German Jews in their synagogue : they are beaten on their bare backs

Mexican Century End
The Mexicans lament the end of a century

Charles Burney / Bartolozz
CHARLES BURNEY Musician and writer

Robert Monckton
ROBERT MONCKTON British military commander in the American colonies, governor of New York

Sons of Eleanor Gwyn
Charles Beauclerk, first duke of ST ALBANS (1670 - 1726) with his younger brother James Beauclerk (1671-1679) sons of Nell Gwyn by Charles II

Pretend Rabbit Breeder
Depiction of Mary Tofts, supposedly giving birth to rabbits

Baron Trenck / W Museum
FREDERICK, BARON TRENCK Military spy and conspirator

John Howard (Brighty)
JOHN HOWARD Prison reformer, depicted visiting a prison (note the chains)

Gulliver / King / Brobdingna
Gulliver appalls the King wth his account of life in England

Howard Visits Prison
JOHN HOWARD sheriff of Bedfordshire, visits county jails and is appalled at conditions, leading him to propose reforms in the treatment of prisoners

Gulliver Transported
Gulliver is transported by the Lilliputians: " We rested at night with 500 guards on each side of me, half with torches, & half with bows & arrows."

Ploos Van Amstel
JACOB CORNELIS PLOOS VAN AMSTEL Dutch art collector and engraver

D EPINAY (1726 - 1783)
LOUISE FLORENCE DE LA LIVE D EPINAY, French writer and saloniste, patron of Rousseau, friend of Voltaire and Melchior Grimm

Yi Pugachov / Peter III
YEMELYAN IVANOVICH PUGACHOV Russian Cossack soldier who proclaimed himself Tsar Peter III and led a rebellion against Catherine II

Inca Baptism Ceremony
At the naming ceremony of the Incas of Peru, the childs hair is ritually cut

Inca Marriage, Peru
The Incas of Peru must marry someone of their own royal blood

Zoroastrian Baptism
Baptism by fire, practised by the Parsees of Bombay State, India, followers of Zoroaster (Zarathustra) to whom fire is sacred

Parsee Marriage Ceremony
Marriage ceremony among the Parsees (Zoroastrians) in Bombay State

Maximilian Ii / Bavarian
MAXIMILIAN II MARIA EMANUEL Elector of Bavaria (1679-1726)

John Howard (Freeman)
JOHN HOWARD Reformer and philanthropist

Scholar of Laputa
A scholar of Laputa, deep in thought, is attended by a servant whose duty it is to rouse him to a sense of reality should the need arise

Gulliver in Japan
Gulliver, arriving in Japan, shows the officials his letter from the King of Luggnagg, which impresses them mightily

Gulliver / Eagle / House
Gullivers little house is carried away by an eagle

Brobdingnagian Horse
Gulliver marvels at a Brobdingnagian horseman - thirty metres high!

Gulliver / Lilliputians
Gulliver alarms the Lilliputians when he starts to move

John Howard (100 Best)
JOHN HOWARD Prison reformer

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