The Wasp — 1876 — page 137: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page shows two portrait medallions of what appear to be political figures from the 1876 era. The top portrait is labeled "HENRY B. PAYNE" and the bottom "CAREY A. HARRIS" (OCR may be imperfect). Both are rendered as oval portrait sketches in a classical medallion style. Without clearer visibility of any satirical elements, captions, or contextual text on the page, I cannot definitively explain the satirical point. The 1876 date suggests connection to that year's contentious presidential election and its aftermath. The medallion format typically denotes importance or mockery of prominence. However, I cannot specify what these particular figures represent or what the cartoon's intended criticism was without additional supporting text visible on the page.