The Wasp — 1881 — page 95: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page compiles comic sketches reprinted from other publications. The left side shows "The Unsuccessful Portrait" by Kriegende Blumtler—nine small vignettes depicting an artist's comedic struggles attempting to paint a subject's likeness, with physical mishaps and frustration. The right side features three separate humor pieces: "The Six Mark Tea Pot" (about an expensive teapot), "All the Difference" (a nurse and master exchange), and "Pardonable Inquiry" (about green paper for analyzing documents). The bottom shows "That's What's the Matter"—a scene with mounted figures, apparently about someone giving a horse but regretting the decision to mount it. These are lighthearted domestic and social comedies typical of Victorian-era satirical magazine filler content.