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William Heath - The Parish Overseer

The Parish Overseer (1827-1829)

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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The Rage (ca. 1794)

William O'Keefe (English, 18th Century)
A near guess

A near guess (1823)

Richard Dighton (English, 1795-1880)
Doctor Syntax in St. Paul’s Church Yard

Doctor Syntax in St. Paul’s Church Yard (wet & windy day_1812)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
St. Martins in an Uproar

St. Martins in an Uproar (1801)

Charles Williams (English, ?-1830)
Medical dispatch or Doctor Doubledose killing two birds with one stone

Medical dispatch or Doctor Doubledose killing two birds with one stone

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
This is NOT the Baron of Oakland, in the Opera of the Haunted Tower

This is NOT the Baron of Oakland, in the Opera of the Haunted Tower (1831)

John Doyle (Irish, 1797 – 1868)
Miseries personal; After dinner when the ladies retire with you from a party of very pleasant men . . .

Miseries personal; After dinner when the ladies retire with you from a party of very pleasant men . . . (1807)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Sharp-shooters attacked by cavalry

Sharp-shooters attacked by cavalry (1804)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Do stop that razor again, by G- I’d as soon be shav’d with a carving knife.

Do stop that razor again, by G- I’d as soon be shav’d with a carving knife. (19th century)

Anonymous
The Balance of Power

The Balance of Power (1801)

Charles Williams (English, ?-1830)
You dropp’d this here thingumbob marm

You dropp’d this here thingumbob marm (1827-1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
Commanders engaged at sea

Commanders engaged at sea (1802)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Wet Quakers

Wet Quakers (1813)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
A sale of English beauties in the East Indies

A sale of English beauties in the East Indies (1811)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
P-Pry’s address to the public.

P-Pry’s address to the public. (1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
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