The great South Sea caterpillar transform'd into a Bath butterfly [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The great South Sea caterpillar transform'd into a Bath butterfly [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Great South Sea caterpillar transformed into a Bath butterfly
- Creator
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [4 July 1795]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. July 4th, 1795, by H. Humphrey, No. 37 New Bond Street
- Abstract
-
"A creature with the head of Sir Joseph Banks, a body defined by the ribbon of the Bath and roughly in the form of a chrysalis, and with the wings of a butterfly, rises (right) from a mud flat surrounded by sea. His head and body are decorated with trails of leaves; on his wings are sea-creatures: a shell, lobster, starfish, &c, and an (empty) cornucopia. He wears the jewel of the Bath with three insects (in place of crowns) in the centre. He is rising towards rays which radiate from a sun enclosing a crown in the upper right corner of the design. Caterpillars are emerging from the mud flat. Beneath the title: 'Description of the New Bath Butterfly - taken from the "Philosophical Transactions for 1795" - "This Insect first crawl'd into notice from among the Weeds & Mud on the Banks of the South Sea; & being afterwards placed in a Warm Situation by the Royal Society, was changed by the heat of the Sun into its present form------ it is notic'd & Valued Solely on account of the beautiful Red which encircles its Body, & the Shining Spot on its Breast; a Distinction which never fails to render Caterpillars valuable.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Temporary local subject terms: Reference to South Sea expedition, 1768-1771 -- Orders: Order of the Bath -- Crowns -- Reference to George III. - Provenance
- Walter Schatzki ; June 1960 ;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 35.0 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 37 x 27 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 795.07.04.02+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1795
Etchings England London 1795
Watermarks (Paper) Edmeads & Co. - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820
- Subjects
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Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1795
England > London > 1795
Edmeads & Co.
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8045505
- Object ID (OID)
- 11105870