The Wasp — 1891 — page 608: what you’re looking at

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This political cartoon uses a double meaning of "sun/son." The large head depicts a bearded man (likely a prominent political figure of 1891, though not explicitly identified here) with various activities illustrated *on* his face—a dancer, horseman, playing cards, and other scenes representing vices or scandals. The figure on the right, resembling a classical personification, observes through a telescope from a tower overlooking a cityscape (appears to be a European city, possibly Vienna given the architecture). The satire appears to mock either a political leader's moral failings or scandals ("spots") that are publicly visible, using the astronomical metaphor of sunspots. The Wasp magazine was known for attacking prominent figures through caricature and allegory.