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William Heath - Greedy old Nickford eating oysters, leaving the poor devils from minor hells in a starving condition.

Greedy old Nickford eating oysters, leaving the poor devils from minor hells in a starving condition. (1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
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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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A view in Lothbury.

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A scene in Palace Yard. Leaving the House of Lords – through the assembled commons.

A scene in Palace Yard. Leaving the House of Lords – through the assembled commons. (1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
Looking at an ass

Looking at an ass (1827-1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
St. Vetus’s Dance of the Panegyrist and the Patron of a Wellesley Push for Power

St. Vetus’s Dance of the Panegyrist and the Patron of a Wellesley Push for Power (1813)

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The pillar of salt

The pillar of salt (1805)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Italian picture dealers humbuging my Lord Anglaise

Italian picture dealers humbuging my Lord Anglaise (1812)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
The Norwich bull feast or glory and gluttony

The Norwich bull feast or glory and gluttony (1813)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
A free born Englishman! The admiration of the world!!! And the envy of surrounding nations!!!!!.

A free born Englishman! The admiration of the world!!! And the envy of surrounding nations!!!!!. (1819)

George Cruikshank (English, 1792-1878)
The bookbinder’s wife

The bookbinder’s wife (1799)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
A pair of spectacles easily seen thro’.

A pair of spectacles easily seen thro’. (1795)

Robert Dighton (English, 1751-1814)
Do stop that razor again, by G- I’d as soon be shav’d with a carving knife.

Do stop that razor again, by G- I’d as soon be shav’d with a carving knife. (19th century)

Anonymous
Quadrille – Evening fashions – Dedicated to the heads of the nation. La Poule.

Quadrille – Evening fashions – Dedicated to the heads of the nation. La Poule.

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
Making a lancer

Making a lancer (1827-1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
Pleasures of boating

Pleasures of boating

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
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