James Heath
(1757-1834), EngraverRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 8 portraits
Artist associated with 84 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 Lonsdale
oil on canvas, 1830
NPG 771
by John Raphael Smith, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, published 1796
NPG D35650
by Samuel William Reynolds, published by John Paul Manson, after Thomas Kearsley
mezzotint, published 1 January 1796
NPG D35651
by Samuel William Reynolds, published by Peter Brown, after Thomas Kearsley
mezzotint, published 1 January 1796
NPG D35652
by Henry Pierce Bone, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, circa 1800 (circa 1796)
NPG D17774
by Mrs D. Turner, after William Behnes
etching, circa 1819 (circa 1819)
NPG D35653
by Mrs D. Turner, after William Behnes
etching, circa 1819 (circa 1819)
NPG D35654
by Richard James Lane, printed by Graf & Soret, after Thomas George
lithograph, 1833
NPG D22390
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