I've learned that "I'd be a Butterfly," composed in by the English poet, dramatist, and lyricist Thomas Haynes Bayly in 1826 was one of the most commercially successful and pervasive drawing-room ballads of the early 19th century, both in Europe and America. The song also inspired popular satirical prints, giving wings to caricatures of various sorts, as seems to be the case here. (A bit Trumpy this dumpy man imagining himself otherwise, I'd say, down to hand in hand held open, as if looking for donations.) The scale of the engraving makes it feel as though there was a specific context for creation/distribution of it, but I'm not certain what.
2 5/8" x 3 5/8", black ink wood engraving on light cream wove, very good condition.