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Everyone His Hobby, plate 2, published April 24, 1819. Caricatures of men riding hobby horses (a forerunner of the bicycle) designed to reflect their profession: 'The Doctor's Hobby [a mortar and pestle], The Jew's Hobby [a bag of old clothes], The Sailor's Hobby [an anchor], The Alderman's Hobby [a turtle, reference to turtle soup?], The Real Dandy Hobby [a dandy horse, ridden by a macaroni in high collar], The Welchman's Hobby [a goat, with cheeses for wheels], John Bull's Hobby [a rump of beef], The Irishman's Hobby' [a bull]. Attributed to William Heath.