Michael D.Heath-Caldwell M.Arch.

1806 - 1807 - 1808

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James Heath R.A.  47/48                                       1757-1834

Mary Heath (ne Phillipson)   47/48                      1757-1819

Caroline Heath (engraver) - aged 22/23               1784-
Charles Theodosius Heath  - age 21/22                1785-1848

George Heath    25/26  (son of James Heath R.A.)
Anne Raymond Dunbar   19/20   

Julia Anna Harrison (ne Heath) aged 0                      

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The Heath Family Engravers 1779-1878, Volume 1. James Heath A.R.A. by John Heath

The British Gallery of Engravings (Rev'd E.Forster). Five plates engraved by James Heath after Murillo, Rubens, Guido, Olsheimer. James Heath, Charles also did plates for the book. Published by William Miller. The plate 'The Good Shepherd' was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1809. This volume, perhaps the finest collection of British engravings ever assembled together, also includes two plates by Charles Heath, aged 22 (The Infant Hercules, and 'Ecce Homo'), 1807 in his catalogue.
1. - The Holy Family - plate size 23 x 19cm - after Murillo
2. - The Good Shepherd - plate size 20 x 14cm.
3. - Abel - plate size 22 x 26cm - after Rubens.
4. - St.John - 24 x 18cm - after Guido.
5. - St.Christopher - plate size 23 x 17 - after Olsheimer.

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Bell's British Poets - engraved by James Heath after E.F.Burney R.A., and Thomas Stothard R.A. Published by John Bell. A re-issue, with many variations of Bell's "The Poets of Great Britain' 1779 consisting of 124 volumes.

1. - Vol.III. 'And first to Cacita...' plate sizes 10 x 6cm. 
2. - Vol. VI. (Chaucer) 'Madam, quoth I...'
3. - Vol.XXXI. 'The frighted numph...'
4. - Vo.XXV. 'See the kinder shepherds...'
5. - Vol.XXXIV. 'Behold the saints...'

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Tom Jones (Fielding) - engraved by James Heath after W.Owen R.A., published by John Hunt & Carew, Reynolds and C.Chapple, dated '1 November 1807.'

1. - Vol.I. Book II. Lady in white. Plate size 10 x 7cm. 

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The Life of George Washington (David Ramsay M.D.) - Engraved by James Heath after Gilbert Stuart, published by T.Cadell and W.Davies. A re-engraving in stipple of the original 1800 print after Gilbert Stuart, showing only Washington's head and shoulders. Published on October 18 1807.

1. - Frontispiece - George Washington - plate size 9 x 7cm, oval. 

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The Columbiad (Joel Barlow) - engraved by James Heath after Robert Smirke R.A. Published by C. & A. Conrad, Philadelphia. Originally published in 1787 under the title of 'The Vision of Columbus; A Poem in Nine Books,' and printed in Hartford, Connecticut by Hudson and Goodwin 'for the Author,' this work was later expanded and reappeared in several editions as "the Columbiad.' 

1. - Corwallis surrendering his sword to Washington ('Surrender at Yorktown.') - plate size 18 x 13cm. 

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The Lady's Magazine - Engraved by James Heath - published by G.Robinson on February 1, 1807. Oval plate described as 'Corrected by Goulding.' 

1. - William Pitt - plate size 9 x 7cm.  

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Separate Print - Engraved by James Heath. Madame Catalani was a well-known soprano of the day.

1. - Madame Catalani in the character of Argenide'

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Separate Print - Engraved by Jame Heath after John Opie R.A. Published by W.H.Betty, James Heath, and Colnaghi,  on 4 June 1807, as a sequel to James Heath's engraving after Northcote in 1805; for an account of the dispute which occurred then see Farington's Diary (1805). The Royal Academy record of the exhibition of a print of Betty by Charles Heath in 1806 is presumably a mistake for James Heath's print here when it was in proof.

1. - William Henry West Betty as Young Norval from the play 'Douglas' by John Home - plate size 50 x 34cm.

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Separate Print - Engraved by James Heath after J.Russell R.A. Described in the Huntington reference as 'an example of mechanical and dull line engraving,' although it is actually a fine-looking print. The original painting, as stated on the engraving, was commissioned by Isaac Milner, Dean of Carlisle. The print was later used as a centrepiece for the much larger anonymous print 'Heroes of the Abolition of the Slave Trade.' 

1. - William Wilberforce - plates size 30 x 25cm.
 

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Saturday 25 April 1807
Norfold Chronicle

Funeral of the Late J.Opie Esq., R.A.

The remains of the great artist were conveyed from his house in Berners Street, on Monday last. The procession commenced about one o'clock in the following order: 

Six mutes with staves and hat-bands. Nine horsemen, two and two, The feathers, borne by a mute.
The hearse, drawn  by six horses, with plumes, supported on the right and left by mashalmen, in deep mourning. 

Three mourning coaches, each with six horses. 

Twenty seven mourning coaches,each with two horses

Upwards of thirty noblemen and gentlemen's carriages brought up the procession, which, at Temple Bar, was preceded by the City Marshals, and reached St.Paul's about half past two o'clock. The body was conveyed to the choir nearly in the following order.  - - -Continues - - - 

Members of the Royal Academy - Royal Academicians - Benjamin West Esq., President, Henry Fuseli Esq, Keeper, John Sloane Esq., Professor in Architecture, Edward Burch Esq., Librarian, John Yean Esq., Treasurer, John Richard Esq., Secretary. Sir William Beechey,  - - Associate Engravers, James Heath, John Landseer.  - - -Gentleman - - -Henry Fauntleroy Esq.. - - - 

The service being over, the body was deposited between those of Sir Christopher Wren and Sir Joshua Reynolds, and near the remains of the late Mr.Barry, amidst the sighs of his surrounding friends, admirers, and fellow artists, whose full attention upon this melancholy occasion is a strong proof of the high estimation in which Mr.Opie was held, both as a public and a private character.

 

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1808