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William Heath - What a treat!.

What a treat!. (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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A Minuet Dancer !!

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English Manners and French prudence or French dragoons brought to a check by a Belvoir leap. A scene after nature near Ciudad Rodrigo September 1811

English Manners and French prudence or French dragoons brought to a check by a Belvoir leap. A scene after nature near Ciudad Rodrigo September 1811 (1811)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Lord Barrymore’s four in hand

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Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Arthur Aimwell

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Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
The New Blenheim Drop or Patent Pegs for Impertinent Puppies

The New Blenheim Drop or Patent Pegs for Impertinent Puppies (1800)

Charles Ansell (English, active 1752–1790)
Royal congratulations

Royal congratulations (1820)

Anonymous
The march of morality

The march of morality (1827-1829)

William Heath (English, 1794-1840)
John Bull Taking a Lunch – or Johnny’s Purveyors Pampering His Appetite with Dainties From All Parts of the World

John Bull Taking a Lunch – or Johnny’s Purveyors Pampering His Appetite with Dainties From All Parts of the World (1798)

Charles Ansell (English, active 1752–1790)
Sharp-shooters attacked by cavalry

Sharp-shooters attacked by cavalry (1804)

Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
A Welch castle

A Welch castle (1818)

Richard Dighton (English, 1795-1880)
A Discharged Fifer

A Discharged Fifer (ca. 1821)

Richard Dighton (English, 1795-1880)
A view from the Royal Exchange.

A view from the Royal Exchange. (1824)

Richard Dighton (English, 1795-1880)
Bony’s visions or a great little man’s night comforts.

Bony’s visions or a great little man’s night comforts. (1811)

Anonymous
The padlock. To be or not to be a queen is the question.

The padlock. To be or not to be a queen is the question. (1786)

Anonymous
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