= A rare Belgian folk print. Since medieval times there has been a tradition that during processions in the city of Mechelen a large puppet is carried around and tossed up in the air, a so-called 'Vuile bruidegom' or 'Sotscop'. According to contemporary sources in 1775 the puppet was tossed accidently into the audience along the route, when a man, a 'Jacobus de Leeuw' from Antwerp, caught or tried to deflect the incoming puppet. The bystanders accused him of stealing the puppet and beat him up. He was held in captivity but managed to escape back to Antwerp. The puppet was from then on, called an Op-Signoorken (derived from the derogatory nickname sinjoren for people from Antwerp) and was kept in a box or cabinet with lock for fear of theft. The artist has created other prints with this subject, so it was perhaps published as a yearly premium.

Hemelryck, J.L. van (19th cent.). "L'ultimatum". Handcol. lithograph, 18,5x22,4 cm., 1827, monogrammed "V:H.-" and "Journal du Manneken" on the stone.

- Vertical central fold w. sm. tear in lower margin.

= A rare caricature print on the Treaty of London between Britain, France and Russia in which they ordered the Ottoman Empire to end hostilities against the Greek insurgents and allow a Greek semi-independent state. This ultimatum was rejected by the Ottomans and a combined allied fleet destroyed the majority of the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Navarino, ending the Ottoman naval power. Journal du Manneken was a Brussels periodical published by Jobard and renamed in 1829 Lindustriel ou Revue des Revues.

AND 2 others.