Elements of Skateing - the consequences of going before the wind' by James Gillray | Hannah Humphrey | James Gillray

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Artist/Maker	James Gillray (artist) Hannah Humphrey (publisher)
Place of origin	London

One of four prints in a series satirising the popular fad for ice skating. Two men ice-skate on a frozen body of water. One, holding an open umbrella, appears to be carried along by the wind and crashes into the other. In the background, another umbrella-wielding figure crashes to the ground.

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Categories	Satire Prints Sport
Object type	Print
Title	Elements of Skateing - the consequences of going before the wind' by James Gillray (published title)
Materials and techniques	Hand-coloured etching Etching
Brief description	Satirical print, 'Elements of Skateing - the consequences of going before the wind' by James Gillray', London, 1805
Physical description	Two men ice-skate on a frozen body of water. One, holding an open umbrella, appears to be carried along by the wind and crashes into the other. In the background, another umbrella-wielding figure crashes to the ground.
Dimensions	Height: 24.7cm Width: 35.1cm Dimensions are for sheet.
Credit line	Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history	Object originally bound in a guard-book containing one hundred and fifteen caricatures by T. Rowlandson, W. Heath, J. Gillray, R. Dighton, G. Cruikshank and others
Summary	One of four prints in a series satirising the popular fad for ice skating. Two men ice-skate on a frozen body of water. One, holding an open umbrella, appears to be carried along by the wind and crashes into the other. In the background, another umbrella-wielding figure crashes to the ground.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	1232:106-1882

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Record created	June 8, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O248092/elements-of-skateing---print-james-gillray/

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