HEATH, William (1795-1840)

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Lot 323 | HEATH, William (1795-1840)
HEATH, William (1795-1840)

Theatrical Characters. London: Thomas M’Lean, 1829.

Very rare first edition, first impression in publisher’s original wrappers. Only five copies in institutional holdings worldwide: Harvard, National Library of Ireland, National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum and the British Library. William Heath, caricaturist and illustrator, was predominately occupied with the illustration of books, mostly on military themes. However, with the decline in demand for such publications in the 1820s Heath began to once again produce satirical caricatures, a talent for which he acquired in his youth, publishing his first satirical prints in 1809 at the age of only fourteen. In this present suite of prints Heath brilliantly satirizes contemporary British political figures as members of a theatrical company, asserting a damming critique on both the Parliament and Palace. Bobins IV, 1341; BM Satires 15895-15904; Hardie, p.158.



Large folio (411 x 293mm). 10 etchings coloured by a contemporary hand (very light offsetting, tiny marginal tear to plate 10). Original tan wrappers printed in black, publisher's ads printed on rear wrapper (strengthened with navy blue cloth back strip, wrappers slightly soiled); housed in a black felt-line cloth clamshell case, spine lettered in gilt.





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