This is a vintage-style illustration depicting a person performing a forward somersault into water. The illustration is done in a detailed, etched style with fine lines. The scene shows a person running towards a raised platform, then launching into a forward somersault. The figure is shown in multiple stages of the somersault, captured as a series of positions along an arched trajectory. The first figure is running on the platform, the second is mid-air initiating the somersault, the third is fully inverted, and the final figure is entering the water headfirst. Below the figure, there is a dark, wavy line representing the water's surface. The background is a pale, creamy color. At the bottom of the image, the caption reads "9. One somersault forwards."