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William Heath

English, 1794–1840

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PrintmakingSurrealism

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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936–1937

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Surrealism

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Rijksmuseum Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (20)

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

Glasnevin Near Dublin (recto); Sketch of Man's Costume (verso)

1824 · Brush and brown and blue ink and wash, on tan wove paper (recto), and graphite on cream wove paper (verso), tipped onto cream wove paper

22.5 × 41.5 cm (8 7/8 × 16 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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

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

Everyone His Hobby, plate 2

1819 · Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper

Image: 22.9 × 31.5 cm (9 1/16 × 12 7/16 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 23.8 × 32.7 cm (9 3/8 × 12 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Pedestrian Hobbies, or the Difference of Going Up and Down Hill

1819 · Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper

Image: 21.7 × 31 cm (8 9/16 × 12 1/4 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 22.7 × 32.1 cm (8 15/16 × 12 11/16 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

Going to the Races

1819 · Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper

Image: 23 × 33 cm (9 1/16 × 13 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 24.2 × 34 cm (9 9/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The New Long Back'd Hobby made to carry Three without Kicking

1819 · Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper

Image: 22.4 × 32.8 cm (8 7/8 × 12 15/16 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 23.5 × 33.9 cm (9 5/16 × 13 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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

1519 Dandies 1819

1819 · Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper

24.5 × 35 cm (9 11/16 × 13 13/16 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

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 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

The Battle R—L

1816 · Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper

Image: 24.6 × 34.9 cm (9 11/16 × 13 3/4 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 25.2 × 35.2 cm (9 15/16 × 13 7/8 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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20 published of 20 catalogued · 20 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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Rijksmuseum
6 published6 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

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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Art Institute of Chicago

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Surrealism

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Rijksmuseum Art Institute of Chicago

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Rijksmuseum

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Group Exhibition Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

New York · 1936