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William Heath - A new way of gaining admittance to a lady’s chamber

A new way of gaining admittance to a lady’s chamber (1827-1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
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The Artist died in 1840 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer.

William Heath was a British artist who once described himself as a "portrait & military painter." He was best known for his published engravings which included caricatures, political cartoons, and commentary on contemporary life.

Heath was born in Northumberland, England. His early works often dealt with military scenes, including colour plates for The Martial Achievements, The Wars of Wellington, etc., but from about 1820 on he focused on satire.

Between 1827 and 1829, many of his works were published under the pseudonym "Paul Pry" (the name of an overly inquisitive stage character in a popular 1825 stage comedy by John Poole); also used the pseudonym Argus. He was described by Dr John Brown, biographer of John Leech as "poor Heath, the ex-Captain of Dragoons, facile and profuse, unscrupulous and clever".

Heath helped found an early caricature magazine, The Glasgow Looking Glass (renamed to The Northern Looking Glass after five issues). Heath created a numbered series of political caricatures between 1830 and 1834 for McLean's Monthly.

He died in Hampstead and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery. His grave (no.124) no longer has a headstone or any identifying marker. The British Museum catalogue has over 160 works by Heath.

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A new phantasmagoria for John Bull!!. (1805)

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Commanders engaged at sea (1802)

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Modern Peeping Tom’s who deserve to be sent to Coventry!!!.

Modern Peeping Tom’s who deserve to be sent to Coventry!!!.

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
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Mr. French

Mr. French (1831)

George Edward Madeley
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A stage coach

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Gig hauling, or gentlemanly amusement for the nineteenth century (1801)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
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Winding up to a pitch, the automaton Scaramouch, – or, – Harlequin courier’s delight. (1821)

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Comedy in the country. Tragedy in London

Comedy in the country. Tragedy in London (1807)

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Rural sports. Cat in a bowl. No. 1.

Rural sports. Cat in a bowl. No. 1. (1811)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
The genius of caricature, and his friends celebrating the completion of the second volume of the Caricature magazine

The genius of caricature, and his friends celebrating the completion of the second volume of the Caricature magazine (1808)

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