@DaiLingual@reviewwales Wide Circulation (Formal/Idiomatic): Used to mean out, about, or spreading (e.g., "There is genuine evil abroad in the world", "Rumors of disaster are abroad"). [1, 2]
In 1509, German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dรผrer argued with his patron about his fee for an altarpiece. He retaliated by painting himself in the middle of the work, holding a sign to advertise himself.