The consequence of going before the wind [graphic].Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker[24 November 1805]eng"An elderly man, holding his umbrella in front of him to form a sail, cannonades into another skater, who falls, the apex of the umbrella entering his mouth, while his foot strikes the stomach of the aggressor. The ice cracks beneath them. The latter wears wrinkled ankle-boots; the victim resembles the more fashionable skater of BMSat 10474. In the background a boy with a basket laughs at the collision; near him a man falls forward, his umbrella and hat torn from him by a gust, whose strength is indicated by a wind-swept tree (r.)."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image, following series title.Printmaker identified as Gillray and artist questionably identified as Sneyd in the British Museum catalogue.One of four prints in a series entitled: Elements of skateing.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.1 print : etching with aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.8 x 35.8 cm, on sheet 27.9 x 39.3 cm.Mounted on leaf 39 of volume 11 of 12.