Daniel Maclise Woman & Bird Cage Black Cat Old Irish Victorian Painting Postcard

ABIZVAC3 A stunning undated but modern origin reproduction published postcard and souvenir from one of London's leading museums of this historic early work of art by Irish artist Daniel Maclise of his portrait of Woman & Bird Cage with further details and museum logo on reverse capturing all the character of the Victorian original unused and mint.

"...The artwork titled Woman and Bird Cage (c. mid-19th century) is a fascinating, highly narrative pen-and-ink drawing on paper by the celebrated Irish painter and illustrator Daniel Maclise. The central subject features a woman's face heavily obscured or positioned directly behind the wires of a bird cage. Maclise lines up the framing to create an intentional visual metaphor, subtly suggesting the woman herself is trapped in a domestic or societal cage. : Grounding the gentle scene with sudden Victorian narrative danger, a black cat sits poised in the immediate foreground, intently watching the newly freed birds..."