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William Heath - The North Pole discovered – or better luck than Capt-Parry.

The North Pole discovered – or better luck than Capt-Parry.

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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Witches in a hay loft

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The Preliminaries of Peace

The Preliminaries of Peace (1801)

Charles Williams (English, ?-1830)
An Irish market woman and children

An Irish market woman and children (1822)

John Hassell (English, 1767 – 1825)
Journey of Dr. Johnson and James Boswell to Scotland Pl.12

Journey of Dr. Johnson and James Boswell to Scotland Pl.12 (1784-1789)

Samuel Collings (English, active 1784–1789)
A worthy alderman of London.

A worthy alderman of London. (1824)

Richard Dighton (English, 1795-1880)
Wonderfully mended. Should’t have known you again!!.

Wonderfully mended. Should’t have known you again!!. (1808)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Fools; or Jesters

Fools; or Jesters (1813)

Charles Hamilton Smith (English, 1776-1859)
Battle of the Amazons

Battle of the Amazons

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
A parody on Milton

A parody on Milton (1807)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Rest from labour on sunny days

Rest from labour on sunny days (1784)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Setting out in life.

Setting out in life. (1796)

George Moutard Woodward (English, 1765-1809)
Mutual Confidence in the Year 1799

Mutual Confidence in the Year 1799 (1799)

Charles Ansell (English, active 1752–1790)
The Spa

The Spa (1813)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Grimaldi’s Tandem, in the comic pantomime of the golden fish.

Grimaldi’s Tandem, in the comic pantomime of the golden fish. (1812)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
The Little Green Man or the Bath Bugabo, or the Widows Terror

The Little Green Man or the Bath Bugabo, or the Widows Terror (1802)

Charles Williams (English, ?-1830)
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