Life — November 4, 1897 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Alfred Austin Portrait This page from *Life* magazine (page 373) features a portrait labeled "ALFRED AUSTIN." The image is a sketch-style portrait of an elderly gentleman with a distinctive long mustache, wearing formal attire with a bow tie. Without additional context on this page, I cannot definitively identify why Austin is being featured or whether this is satirical commentary. Alfred Austin was a British poet and journalist of the late 19th century, but I cannot determine from the image alone whether *Life* is mocking him, celebrating him, or what contemporary reference or controversy might be involved. The portrait style appears straightforward rather than overtly caricatured, though *Life* was primarily a satirical publication.