Life — February 7, 1889 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This appears to be a satirical illustration by Albert E. Sterner from *Life* magazine. The handwritten title "Schiehl's[?]" at the top suggests it references a specific person or event, though the exact reference is unclear from the image alone. The cartoon shows a small child in a top hat kneeling on the ground, gesturing toward a large, heavily-shaded rock or boulder formation on the right. The style and composition suggest social or political commentary, possibly mocking someone's ambitions, pretensions, or relationship to power (implied by the formal top hat on an infant). Without clearer context about the title's referent or the date of publication, the specific satire remains difficult to pinpoint with certainty.