1830 WILLIAM HEATH ORIGINAL ANTIQUE COLORED PRINT - THE THREE YEAR JOB SETTLED. JUST BALANCES, JUST WEIGHTS, SHALL YE HAVE.

Print 03-01-1830

SIZE: 3 1/4” X 3 3/4”

William Heath (1795 - 7 April 1840) was an English 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.

William Heath

Born 1795

Northumberland, England

Died 7 April 1840

(aged 44-45)

Hampstead, London, England

Occupations: 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"

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.

Artists: William Heath (1795-1840), Printmaker and caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 104 portraits,

LOCATION BIN #D270