Pitt as a devouring caterpillar (cf. BMSat 8996), his body hooped across the design, devours tattered leaves (left) inscribed 'England Scotland Ireland'. The body is jointed and hairy and has a barbed tail. On each of the larger joints one of Pitt's offices, &amp;c, is inscribed: 'First Lord, Chancellor, Constable, Warden, Keeper, Admiral, Commissioner, Master, Governor, High Steward, Places, Pensions, Sinecures, Reversions, Hereditaments, Expectations &amp;c, &amp;c, &amp;c.'
<p><br>Behind is the sea: on one spur of land (left) are buildings inscribed 'Holland', on another (right) is France. Above Holland is suspended a chrysalis inscribed 'Dormont' [sic] from which emerges the head of Pitt, turned away from the place, with closed eyes. On the right is a butterfly with a body resembling that of the caterpillar and having a barbed tail; the head is Pitt's looking malevolently down at France. 1 September 1795
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<br>Hand-coloured etching
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<p>Print made by: William Hanlon
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<dl><dd>Published by: S W Fores</dd></dl></div>
1795<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1795-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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