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William Heath - A trifling misunderstanding or a military tea party. Effects of a field education.
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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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Adventures of Roderick Random; Morgan offending the delicate organs of Captain Whiffle.

Adventures of Roderick Random; Morgan offending the delicate organs of Captain Whiffle. (1792)

Samuel Collings (English, active 1784–1789)
Breaking cover

Breaking cover

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Caricature Magazine or Hudibrastic Mirror, Vol. II [Title page].

Caricature Magazine or Hudibrastic Mirror, Vol. II [Title page]. (1808)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Slugs in a saw-pit

Slugs in a saw-pit (1791)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Don’t say nay, Charming Judy Flanagan

Don’t say nay, Charming Judy Flanagan (1827-1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
Porro unum est necessarium. His ambition will lead him to attempt that one thing–Vide Napoleon Bonaparte’s prophecy.

Porro unum est necessarium. His ambition will lead him to attempt that one thing–Vide Napoleon Bonaparte’s prophecy. (1829)

Thomas Howell Jones (English, active 1823-1848)
French salutation. English salutation.

French salutation. English salutation. (1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
Innocent amusement. Pitch in the hole.

Innocent amusement. Pitch in the hole. (1828)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
O! You’re a devil, get along do.

O! You’re a devil, get along do. (1800)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Christmas pantomime, No. 2; Extraordinary harlequin leap!

Christmas pantomime, No. 2; Extraordinary harlequin leap! (1946)

John Doyle (Irish, 1797 – 1868)
Barataria

Barataria (1789)

James Sayers (English, 1748 – 1823)
A mad dog in a coffee house

A mad dog in a coffee house (1809)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
The Fatal Blow, John Bull Overburthen’d

The Fatal Blow, John Bull Overburthen’d

William O'Keefe (English, 18th Century)
The sailor and the field preacher

The sailor and the field preacher (1805)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Come live with me and be my love

Come live with me and be my love (1815)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
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