1836
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Spread Thy Wings and Away! is a 1836 ink by Albert Newsam, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a woman in a fancy dress, sitting on a piano. She’s reaching up to release a bird from her hand. Behind her, a curtain flutters, and there’s a small cage on the floor. The text above her says *"Spread Thy Wings and Away!"* and below it mentions a song for the piano. The bird might symbolize freedom, which was a big theme in the 1800s. The drawing looks like it was made to advertise music. If you like this, check out lithography to see how it was printed.
Albert Newsam (May 20, 1809 – November 20, 1864) was an American lithographer and painter.
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