The Wasp — 1895 — page 833: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a humorous six-panel comic strip titled "A Sunday Sketch at Sausalito by Our Veracious Pictorial Artist," showing the progression of a fishing outing. The joke depicts a man in formal dark clothing (appearing to be a businessman or city visitor) arriving at a Sausalito pier with increasingly large groups of locals and onlookers. As word spreads, more fishermen gather to watch. By the final panel, he has attracted such a crowd that the sardine-like mass of spectators has apparently caused a disaster—multiple people are falling into the water. The satire mocks either the novelty of a wealthy outsider attempting fishing, or the comical spectacle that draws crowds in small coastal communities. The "veracious" artist's title is itself ironic, suggesting exaggerated storytelling.