To Hide in the Corn

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Gulliver runs through tall corn plants as gigantic figures can be seen in the background — He appeared as tall as an ordinary spire steeple [...] I was struck with the utmost fear and astonishment, and ran to hide myself in the corn.

Artist

Name:: Gavarni, Paul
Dates:: 1804-1866
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Metal engraving
Engraver:: Colin, Charles-Amédée
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Voyages de Gulliver (4th edition)
Author(s):: Swift, Jonathan
Publisher:: Paris: Laplace, Sanchez et Cie., n.d. (after 1862)
Open Library:: View record

Description

A tiny Gulliver runs and leaps through corn (or wheat?) stalks as tall as trees while gigantic figures can be seen looming in the background.
The caption reads in the French edition: Il était haut comme un clocher… effrayé, je courus me cacher dans un champ de blé.

Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, black & white, eerie, frightened, giant, Gulliver's travels, hiding, running