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William Heath

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1961-105-84
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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William Heath was an American farmer, soldier, and political leader from Massachusetts who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (13)

Dutch steamers on the frozen Zuyder Zee

1829 · etching on paper

height: 253 cm, width: 359 cm

Rijksmuseum

Spotprent op overdreven haardracht, 1827

1827 · etching on paper

width: 375 cm, height: 260 cm

Rijksmuseum

Going to War, or the French Hog in armour and the Spanish Ass in the Pound!!!

1823 · etching on paper

height: 250 cm, width: 348 cm

Rijksmuseum

Feestmaal voor de Spaanse en Portugese ambassadeurs, 1823

1823 · etching on paper

height: 352 cm, width: 270 cm

Rijksmuseum

The man wots got the whip hand of 'em all

1820 · hand coloring on paper

height: 349 cm, width: 251 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Dandy and His Postillion — or the Waay to Laugh Up Hill

1819 · Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper

Image: 22.6 × 32.1 cm (8 15/16 × 12 11/16 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 23.4 × 33.3 cm (9 1/4 × 13 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Everyone His Hobby, plate 1

1819 · Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper

Image: 21.9 × 31.3 cm (8 5/8 × 12 3/8 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 22.8 × 32.4 cm (9 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Family Party Taking an Airing

1819 · Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper

Image: 22 × 31 cm (8 11/16 × 12 1/4 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 22.9 × 32 cm (9 1/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Military Dandies or Heroes of 1818

1818 · Hand-colored etching on ivory laid paper

26.2 × 37 cm (10 3/8 × 14 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Kiss at the Congress

1818 · Hand-colored etching on ivory laid paper

23.1 × 32.9 cm (9 1/8 × 13 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Russian Dandy

1818 · Hand-colored etching on ivory laid paper

33.2 × 21.8 cm (13 1/8 × 8 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Frontispiece to the New Red Book

1816 · Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper

Image: 24.8 × 35 cm (9 13/16 × 13 13/16 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 25.4 × 35.5 cm (10 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

De kauw ontdaan van zijn geleende veren, 1813

1813 · hand coloring on paper

height: 274 cm, width: 352 cm

Rijksmuseum

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13 published of 13 catalogued · 13 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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Rijksmuseum
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Spotprent op overdreven haardracht, 1827
1827 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The man wots got the whip hand of 'em all
1820 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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