Original Henry Heath etchings from "The Caricaturist's Scrapbook"
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Rare original etchings by Henry Heath

Published in London by Charles Tilt, circa 1834-1840

Sheet size: approximately 10 x 13.875 inches, thick woven paper

DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT
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DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT, NO. 1
Sheet Size: approx. 10 x 13.875 inches
Condition notes: some foxing present—mostly lower margin, but also a splotch in upper left vignette; stabilized short tear in bottom margin that extends just into plate mark but well outside any image.
DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT
(click image above for enlarged view—the Darvill's watermark does not appear on the actual etching.)
DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT, NO. 2
Sheet Size: approx. 10 x 13.875 inches
Condition notes: some foxing present, mostly around edges of paper
DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT
(click image above for enlarged view—the Darvill's watermark does not appear on the actual etching.)
DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT, NO. 3
Sheet Size: approx. 10 x 13.875 inches
Condition notes: some foxing present, paper loss lower left corner outside of plate mark, short tears around edges.
DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT
(click image above for enlarged view—the Darvill's watermark does not appear on the actual etching.)
DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT, NO. 4
Sheet Size: approx. 10 x 13.875 inches
Condition notes: some foxing present, repaired short tear lower margin.
DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT
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DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT, NO. 5
Sheet Size: approx. 10 x 13.875 inches
Condition notes: some foxing present, short tears to margin outside of plate mark.
DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT
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DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT, NO. 6
Sheet Size: approx. 10 x 13.875 inches
Condition notes: mostly clean of foxing, but several short tears around edges, including one longer tear at bottom right that just stops at edge of lower right vignette.
THE ART OF TORMENTING BY H. HEATH
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THE ART OF TORMENTING
Sheet Size: approx. 10 x 13.875 inches
Condition notes: some foxing present—mainly lower margin.
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Henry Heath
(flourished 1824-1850)

Probably the brother of the well-known caricaturist William Heath. He was a versatile and imitative artist, working in the loose and coarse Heath manner between the years 1824-1830. He did imitation caricatures in the style of John Doyle ('HB') signed 'HH' for Messr. Fores, 1831 and etched vignettes in the style of Cruikshank and lithographs in the style of Seymour from 1834. He was employed to make political caricatures by Spooner, the publisher and his work was collected and published by Charles Tilt. Heath undertook one cartoon in Punch for 1843 and his sets include London Characters, and Domestic Miseries, Domestic Blisses. He is believed to have emigrated to Australia.

[The Dictionary of British Book Illustrators and Caricaturists 1800-1914. Simon Houfe.]

Detail from a H Heath DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT etching
DETAIL FROM ONE OF THE PLATES (NO. 5)