The Wasp — 1891 — page 499: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two figures shown upside-down (requiring rotation to read properly). The image appears to be a satirical portrait or caricature drawing, typical of The Wasp's style. One figure is bearded and appears to be in formal dress, while the other figure is also depicted. Without being able to clearly read the accompanying text or captions that would identify the specific individuals being satirized, I cannot definitively state who these figures represent or what political/social event or controversy this cartoon references. The artistic style—detailed pen work with cross-hatching—is consistent with late 19th-century American satirical journalism. However, to accurately explain the satire's target and meaning to a modern reader would require legible identifying text or context that I cannot reliably extract from this image.