The Hobbyhorse: All the Rage in 1819
But much mocked And even opposed by the respectable and upright
Cruikshank
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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.
