Making the most of a passing-friend in a case of emergency! [graphic].Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker[24 November 1805]eng"A man who is falling through the ice clutches desperately at the leg of a passing skater so as to drag him towards the hole he has made. From the edge of the ice (r.) projects a post with a notice-board: 'Humane Society - Whereas this Pond is very deep & dangerous, it is requested that no persons will rashly venture to Skait upon it.'"--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 25.7 x 36.1 cm, on sheet 29.0 x 40.1 cm.Mounted on leaf 40 of volume 11 of 12.