Cartoon on the proposed marriage of the ex-king Willem I, 1840, Abdication of the Dutch King; or, old butter firken giving up business, The Penny Satirist. No. 184. London, Saturday, October 24, 1840. Vol. 4. (title on object), Copy of the English satirical magazine 'The Penny Satirist' from October 24, 1840 with a cartoon of the abdication of King William I and his proposed marriage to Henriëtte d'Oultremont de Wégimont. William I is depicted as a cheesemonger who stops working to get married and hands the business over to his son. The action takes place in a shop with barrels of herring and butter and piles of cheeses. Willem I throws the cheese knife on the ground in front of the surprised pipe-smoking Willem II. In the caption the conversation between 'Billy Senior' and 'Billy Junior'. Folded sheet printed on four sides., print, print maker: Charles Jameson Grant, (mentioned on object), printer: Benjamin Davy Cousins, (mentioned on object), publisher: Benjamin Davy Cousins, (mentioned on object), London, 24-Oct-1840, paper, wood engraving, letterpress printing, height c. 170 mm × width c. 230 mm, height, 508 mm × width, 380 mm
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