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, &amp;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 &amp; Mud on the Banks of the South Sea; &amp; 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 &amp; Valued Solely on account of the beautiful Red which encircles | its Body, &amp; the Shining Spot on its Breast; a Distinction which never fails to render Caterpillars valuable.'  4 July 1795
<br>Hand-coloured etching
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<p>Print made by: James Gillray
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<dl><dd>Published by: Hannah Humphrey</dd></dl></div>
1795<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1795-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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