The Wasp — 1890 — page 366: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This 1890 *Wasp* cartoon satirizes Franco-German relations by depicting their national military heroes in diminished circumstances. On the left, a figure labeled "Boulanger" (General Georges Boulanger, French military leader) appears as an exile or fugitive, marked "To Exile" and dated "March 1890"—referencing his actual exile that year after a failed coup attempt. On the right, a German military officer (likely representing German leadership) observes with apparent satisfaction. The cartoon's subtitle suggests ironic commentary: once-celebrated military heroes are now reduced or discredited. The "Congratulation to 90th Anniversary" notation remains unclear but likely references a specific historical commemoration. Overall, the satire mocks the fallen status of these figures and Franco-German military rivalry.