William Heath (1795 –1840) 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. 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.
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| William Heath |
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| The Artist, 1812 |
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| Battle of the Pyrenees, 1818 |
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| Real Life in Ireland, 1822 |
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| Studies from the Stage, W. Sams, 1823 |
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| Essay on Modern Medical Education, 1825 |
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| Two officers in full dress uniform stagger arm-in-arm, 1825 |
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| Ivanhoe, 1826 |
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| A Wellington Boot, or the Head of the Army, 1827 |
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| A Correct View of the New Machine for Winding Up the Ladies, 1828 |
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| Monster soup, 1828 |
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| Preference [and] Necessity, 1828 |
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| The Man Wots Got the Whip Hand of 'Em All, etching with hand-coloring, 1829 |
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| A sketch of the Row in Parliament Street, 1829 |
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| And if I have got a pension have I not a right to It?, 1829 |
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| Dr. Arthur and his man Bob giving John Bull a Bolus, 1829 |
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| March of Intellect, 1829 |
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| Oath's unnecessary previous to taking a seat in the house, 1829 |
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| Opera Reminiscences, 1829 |
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The Guard wont looks arter the Sovereign, The Slap up Swell wot drives
when ever he likes [and] Take care of your pockets, 1829 |
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| The Prime Lobster (Wellington), 1829 |
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| the Harp of Rosa slumber, 1830 |
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| Tommy Grey with the tail of his order!, 1830 |
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| Queen Victoria's Ascension Day Salute, Hyde Park, 1831 |
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| Grand Shaft Barracks, Dover, 1836 |
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| The Life of a Soldier, 1823 |
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| A caricature of Saartjie Baartman A Pair of Broad Bottoms |
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A printing press with a pair of legs brandishes a quill wrapped around with
hissing snakes and sends all those around it flying off |
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| All the World's a Stage |
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| Burking Poor Old Mrs Constitution |
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| The Stomach Pump |
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