The great South Sea caterpillar, transformed into a bath butterfly
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James Gillray
Britain
1757 – 1815
The great South Sea caterpillar, transformed into a bath butterfly
1795; printed 1851
etching, hand-coloured in watercolour on paper
Britain
1757 – 1815
The great South Sea caterpillar, transformed into a bath butterfly
1795; printed 1851
etching, hand-coloured in watercolour on paper
- Place made
- London
- Medium
- etching, hand-coloured in watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
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34.9 x 25.1 cm (plate)
47.2 x 31.5 cm (sheet) - Credit line
- J. C Earl Bequest Fund 2013
- Accession number
- 20132G5(a)
- Signature and date
- Signed in margin of plate l.r. "J. Gy. des. et fect". Dated u.r. "Pub July 4th 1795 ...".
- Media category
- Collection area
- British prints