A Trifling Mistake!!
A satire showing an elderly father whose gouty leg is propped on a stool sitting next to his two daughters at table, as a servant presents two fish on a platter. He had been asked by the women to find parasols but instead bought them a pair of soles. The father says: "I am thinking Children what a vast Expense you are to me--always wanting something or other but however according to your desire, I have sent John for the two parasols-and I very much wonder he is not returned." One daughter says "Here he is Pappa". The other "Why John, what have you brought?" John replies: "Why please your Homors, I tried half over the town, and could not get even one pair of Soles for the life of me, at last I thought of Peter Perriwinkle the Fishmonger, at the two mile stone, and says he'll warrant them sweet and good."
Artwork Details
- Title: A Trifling Mistake!!
- Etcher: Isaac Cruikshank (British (born Scotland), Edinburgh 1764–1811 London)
- Artist: After George Murgatroyd Woodward (British, 1765–1809 London)
- Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, London 1776–1846 London)
- Date: ca. 1807
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/16 × 15 15/16 in. (25.5 × 40.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Adele S. Gollin, 1976
- Object Number: 1976.602.96
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Isaac Cruikshank
S. W. Fores
May 20, 1797
Isaac Cruikshank
S. W. Fores
October 10, 1793
Isaac Cruikshank
S. W. Fores
January 1, 1794
Isaac Cruikshank
S. W. Fores
1800
Isaac Cruikshank
1790–1811
Research Resources
The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.
Feedback
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.