James Heath (1757-1834), Engraver
Sitter associated with 8 portraits
Artist associated with 78 portraits
James Heath was apprenticed in 1771 to the engraver Joseph Collyer the Younger, after which he was employed by the Robinson family of booksellers from 1779 to 1804. Between 1780 and 1788 Heath produced 100 prints for the publisher Harrison's Novelist's Magazine from designs by Thomas Stothard. He engraved some plates for John Boydell's Shakspeare Gallery, and in 1802 published on his own behalf a six-volume set of Shakespeare illustrated with engravings after works by Stothard and Henry Fuseli. In 1791 Heath was elected an associate of the Royal Academy, and in 1794 he was appointed historical engraver to George III, a title that he held under different monarchs until his retirement.
by James Heath, after George Chinnery
stipple engraving, late 18th century
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by James Heath, after Daniel Gardner
stipple engraving, late 18th century
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by James Heath, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, (1770)
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Mary Ann Yates in the Character of the Tragic Muse
by James Heath, after Thomas Stothard
line engraving, published 1783
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Mary Ann Yates in the Character of the Tragic Muse
by James Heath, after Thomas Stothard
line engraving, published 1783
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Mary Ann Yates in the Character of the Tragic Muse
by James Heath, after Thomas Stothard
line engraving, published 1783
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by James Heath, probably after Thomas Stothard
line engraving, published 1784
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George Frideric Handel ('Apotheosis of Handel')
by James Heath, after Biagio Rebecca
line engraving, published 26 May 1787
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George Frideric Handel ('Apotheosis of Handel')
by James Heath, after Biagio Rebecca
line engraving, published 21 May 1787
NPG D3206
by James Heath, published by Charles Dilly, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 10 April 1791 (1756-1757)
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by James Heath, published by W. Scott, and published by Edmund Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
stipple engraving, published 11 March 1792
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by James Heath, after Reverend Thomas Olive
stipple engraving, published 1793
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Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath
by James Heath, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, (circa 1795)
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Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath
by James Heath, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, (circa 1795)
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by James Heath, published by Daniel Isaac Eaton, after John Opie
stipple engraving, (circa 1797)
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published by James Heath, after Gilbert Stuart
engraving, published 12 October 1797
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by James Heath, published by Daniel Isaac Eaton, after John Opie
stipple engraving, (circa 1797)
NPG D14469
William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford
by James Heath, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple and line engraving, published 1798
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by James Heath, published by George, George and John Robinson
line engraving, published 1 May 1798
NPG D2153
Henrietta Howard (née Hobart), Countess of Suffolk when Mrs Howard
by James Heath, after Unknown artist
stipple and line engraving, published 1798
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