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Sleeping Gulliver, drawing, book illustration (design), Gulliver is lying on his back on the ground sleeping. A group of Lilliputians is watching from his boot. One boy is sneaking past in the foreground., :, c. 1895 - c. 1905, draftsman (artist), ink, materials by function, paper, India ink (ink), pencil, pen, pen in Indian ink over pencil, height 99 mm x width 98 mm, Possibly a design for Gulliver's Travels to Lilliput by Jonathan Swift. The book was published in the period 1889-1904 by Uitgeversmaatschappij LJ Veen in Amsterdam., sleeping on the ground, Gulliver, A black and white pen drawing shows large reclining figures with draped fabric and rounded forms filling most of the upper area, drawn with fine crosshatching and contour lines; one visible hand rests on a rounded surface and part of a face with closed eyes and a beard is partially shown near the top; a small standing figure in a pointed hat and simple clothes appears near the bottom, walking among scattered rocks and pebbles; the background behind the large forms is densely shaded with tight crosshatching.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B47_365

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Sleeping Gulliver drawing book illustration design Gulliver lying back ground sleeping group Lilliputians watching boot boy sneaking past foreground c 1895 - c 1905 draftsman artist ink materials function paper India ink pencil pen Indian ink height 99 mm x width 98 mm Gulliver's Travels Lilliput Jonathan Swift book was published period 1889-1904 Uitgeversmaatschappij LJ Veen Amsterdam sleeping ground black white pen drawing large reclining figures draped fabric rounded forms filling upper area drawn fine crosshatching contour lines visible hand rests rounded surface part face closed eyes beard partially shown near top small standing figure pointed hat simple clothes bottom walking scattered rocks pebbles background large forms densely shaded tight crosshatching