The Hobbyhorse: All the Rage in 1819
But much mocked And even opposed by the respectable and upright
Cruikshank
The Radical’s Arms and The Six Acts
This rather nasty cartoon appears, ostentatiously, to mock the French Revolution and often has that as a caption. It certainly includes badges and symbols of the French radicals. Trampled under the feet of the central figures, however, are the Magna Carta, the crown, and symbols of the established church.