William Heath

The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is painting, portrait painting and lithography. Work by William Heath is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Art Institute of Chicago and Australian National Maritime Museum.

• Born — 1795 • Birthplace — Northumberland, England • Died — 7 April 1840 • Place of death — Hampstead, London, England • Occupation — Portrait and military painter

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". • Illustration — A printing press with a pair of legs brandishes a quill wrap, by William Heath as Paul Pry 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.

• Illustration — Monster soup • Illustration — The Stomach Pump • Illustration — Dr Arthur and his man Bob giving John Bull a Bolus, 1829 • Illustration — Burking Poor Old Mrs Constitution, 1829 • Illustration — All the World's a Stage, 1824 • Illustration — A Pair of Broad Bottoms, 1810 • Illustration — The Rival Richards, 1814 • Illustration — Prince Leopold turning down the Greek crown, 1830

• Illustration — Battle of Rolica • Illustration — Battle of Albuera • Illustration — Battle of the Pyrenees • Illustration — Attack on the Road to Bayonne • Illustration — Battle of Nivelle • Illustration — Battle of Toulouse

• Historical Military and Naval Anecdotes (1815) • The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies (1815) • The Wars of Wellington (1819) (Illustrations) • Real Life in Ireland (1821) (Illustrations) • Real Life in London (1822) (Illustrations) • The Life of a Soldier (1823) • Studies from the Stage (1823) • Rustic Sketches (1824) • Illustrations of Heraldry (1828) • Parish Characters (1829) • Sayings of the Ancients (1831) • Fashion and Folly (1832) • Minor Morals for Young People. Illustrated in tales and travels (1834–39).

Burking Poor Old Mrs.