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William Heath - 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 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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How are ye, old Buck-skin – how are ye

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Rag fair

Rag fair (1700-1799)

Anonymous
Sharp-shooters firing in ambush

Sharp-shooters firing in ambush (1804)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
The April Fool Consigned to Infamy and Ridicule

The April Fool Consigned to Infamy and Ridicule (1801)

Charles Williams (English, ?-1830)
The head of the family in good humour

The head of the family in good humour

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
A la mode, 1829

A la mode, 1829 (1827-1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
The genius of caricature, and his friends celebrating the completion of the second volume of the Caricature magazine

The genius of caricature, and his friends celebrating the completion of the second volume of the Caricature magazine (1808)

George Moutard Woodward (English, 1765-1809)
A farmer’s philosophy in death

A farmer’s philosophy in death

Henry William Bunbury (English, 1750-1811)
Pizzaro a new play or the Drury-Lane masquerade.

Pizzaro a new play or the Drury-Lane masquerade. (1799)

Charles Ansell (English, active 1752–1790)
For the benefit of the champion

For the benefit of the champion

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Upset donkey cart

Upset donkey cart (19th Century)

Anonymous
The Union Club

The Union Club

Charles Williams (English, ?-1830)
Stag at Bay; – Suggested by the Beautiful Picture of Edwin Landseer R.A., Esquire

Stag at Bay; – Suggested by the Beautiful Picture of Edwin Landseer R.A., Esquire (1846)

John Doyle (Irish, 1797 – 1868)
Dressing for the House on the — March 1829

Dressing for the House on the — March 1829 (1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
Peace throughout Europe.

Peace throughout Europe. (1814)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
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