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Everyone His Hobby, plate 1, published April 24, 1819. Caricatures of men riding hobby horses (a forerunner of the bicycle) designed to reflect their profession: 'Wellington's Hobby [Duke of Wellington astride a cannon], The Judge's Hobby [a gibbet], The Duke's Hobby [sack of money: '£10,000 for Visiting the Sick'], The Prince's Hobby [the Prince Regent on a barrel marked 'Punch, Princes Mixture], The Fishmonger's Hobby [fish-shaped hobby horse], The Parson's Hobby [a bible], The Tailor's Hobby [a swan], The Lawyer's Hobby' [document marked 'Brief']. Attributed to William Heath.