The Wasp — 1876 — page 117: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from the satirical magazine *The Wasp* shows two portrait sketches in oval frames, dated October 26, 1879. The sketches appear to be caricatures of political or public figures from that era, rendered in detailed pencil or engraving style typical of 19th-century satirical publications. However, the OCR text provided is blank, and the handwritten labels on the portraits are too small or unclear in this reproduction for me to read with confidence. Without being able to identify the specific individuals depicted or read the accompanying text, I cannot reliably explain what political or social commentary this cartoon intended to convey to contemporary readers. The format suggests it was likely commenting on prominent figures of the 1879 period.