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William Heath - The Beau Monde

The Beau Monde (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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Contadin degli Stati di Parma e Modena. (1773)

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Mr. Lowe (1824)

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Bonaparte reviewing his conscripts. (1813)

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The last gasp, or Toadstools mistaken for mushrooms

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
The unfortunate discovery.

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

Charles Williams (English, ?-1830)
Execution of two celebrated enemies of Old England and their dying speeches, Nov. 5 1813

Execution of two celebrated enemies of Old England and their dying speeches, Nov. 5 1813 (1813)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Much Ado About Nothing or Illustrations of Sayings Pl.3

Much Ado About Nothing or Illustrations of Sayings Pl.3 (1828)

John Phillips
The hypochondriac

The hypochondriac (1819)

John Augustus Atkinson (English, 1775-1830)
A sleepy congregation

A sleepy congregation

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Monimia. Why was I born with all my sexes softness!!.

Monimia. Why was I born with all my sexes softness!!. (19th century)

Anonymous
A sketch taken at Newmarket.

A sketch taken at Newmarket.

Anonymous
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