The Hobbyhorse: All the Rage in 1819 Isaac Cruikshank, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons But much mocked British Cartoon Prints Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons And even opposed by the respectable and upright A veterinary surgeon and a blacksmith attacking dandies on bicycles; representing the anti-bicycle movement. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1819.1819 By: Charles WilliamsPublished: 1819Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Credit: Wellcome Library, London.