William Heath (1795 - 1840)

William Heath

William Heath was a British artist, illustrator and cartoonist.

Early in his career, Heath did illustrations for anthologies and albums on military and historical themes, and created many battle scenes. But from about 1820 he concentrated on satire and published drawings under the pseudonyms Paul Pry and Argus.

William Heath was one of the founders of one of England's first cartoon magazines, Glasgow's Looking-Glass (later renamed the Northern Looking-Glass). With his cartoons, Heath responded to all the topical events of his time, be it politics, fashion, culture, or the everyday life of the common man.