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William Heath - Much ado about nothing!!!.

Much ado about nothing!!!.

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.

In Collection: British Cartoons (View all 1227)

A two o’clock ordinary

A two o’clock ordinary (1811)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Vive Le Roi! Vive L’Empereur. Vive Le Diable. French constancy and French integrity

Vive Le Roi! Vive L’Empereur. Vive Le Diable. French constancy and French integrity

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
It is the very fashion of the time

It is the very fashion of the time (1827-1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
The cad to the man wot drives the sovereign.

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

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
The sad discovery or the graceless apprentice

The sad discovery or the graceless apprentice (1785)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
You never ketches me a woyaging no more. I’ve had a nut on it

You never ketches me a woyaging no more. I’ve had a nut on it (1827-1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
Me & my wife and daughter. O terque quaterque beati.

Me & my wife and daughter. O terque quaterque beati.

Henry William Bunbury (English, 1750-1811)
Country family

Country family

Denis Dighton (English, 1792 – 1827)
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)
Carlo Khan’s Triumphal entry into Leadenhall Street

Carlo Khan’s Triumphal entry into Leadenhall Street (1783)

James Sayers (English, 1748 – 1823)
Sports of a country fair. Part the first

Sports of a country fair. Part the first

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Laugh & grow fat

Laugh & grow fat (1778)

William Austin
Bacon faced fellows of Brazen Nose, broke loose.

Bacon faced fellows of Brazen Nose, broke loose.

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
The speech

The speech (1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
Don’t say nay, Charming Judy Flanagan

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

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
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