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Matilda Barrington
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In an 1821 letter from Paris, this fashionable hairstyle was described as “dressed high, and the temples are adorned with locks of hair which are lightly frizzled before they are curled.” The artist emphasized the cascade of curls in Matilda Barrington’s hairstyle, and her wide, bright eyes and slightly curled lips suggest a lively personality.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMatilda Barrington. ca. 1825. Unidentified. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund. CC0.
