The Wasp — 1878 — page 309: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a satirical illustration (printed upside-down) depicting a woman in classical dress reclining luxuriously while cherubs and putti surround her in an ornate garden setting. Above her, a dark, skeletal or demonic figure looms menacingly from what appears to be a window or elevated position. The satire likely critiques wealth inequality or moral corruption—contrasting the woman's idle, cherub-adorned luxury with the ominous presence above, suggesting hidden dangers or moral consequences lurking behind appearances of refinement. The classical allegorical style (cherubs, garden setting) suggests commentary on pretension or false virtue among the wealthy or elite. Without the original caption or publication date visible, the specific target remains unclear.