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William Heath - King Henry IV.

King Henry IV.

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 Posthaste Conveyance for S—Members (1784)

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Three rooms on a floor or clerical comfort at an inn. (1814)

George Moutard Woodward (English, 1765-1809)
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Woodgatherers in a landscape

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The bad archer.

The bad archer. (1791)

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The young maid’s prayer

The young maid’s prayer (1801)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
The cad to the man wot drives the sovereign.

The cad to the man wot drives the sovereign. (1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
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The monster melo-drama (1807)

Samuel de Wilde (English, 1751-1832)
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The theatrical ranter. (1794)

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Fire at the inn — Perigrine rescues Emilia &c.

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Taste

Taste (1801)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
A new phantasmagoria for John Bull!!.

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

George Moutard Woodward (English, 1765-1809)
Rural sports. Cat in a bowl. No. 1.

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

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Hesitation, desperation, & starvation.

Hesitation, desperation, & starvation. (19th century)

Anonymous
The pursuit

The pursuit (1790)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
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