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The term sideburns is a 19th-century corruption of the original burnsides, named after American Civil War general Ambrose Burnside, [2] a man known for his unusual facial hairstyle that connected thick sideburns by way of a moustache, but left the chin clean-shaven.
John Quincy Adams (1825–1829) was the first U.S. president to have notable facial hair, with long sideburns. [3] But the first major departure from the tradition of clean-shaven chief executives was Abraham Lincoln (1861–1865), [4] [5] [6] who was supposedly (and famously) influenced by a letter received from an eleven-year-old girl named Grace Bedell, to start growing a beard to improve ...
During the 19th century, soldiers and officers sported various type of moustaches, goatees, beards or sideburns. Pictured: Coldstream Guards returning from the Crimean War. Facial hair in the military has been at various times common, prohibited, or an integral part of the uniform.
A full beard that features a goatee, full mustache and horizontal chinstrap with all hairs on the upper cheeks and sideburns removed. [29] Ned Kelly beard: A beard with the length of more than 20 cm. A Ned Kelly beard is a style of facial hair named after 19th-century Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly. [30] Verdi beard
19th-century fashion (13 C, 186 P) 19th-century hoaxes (1 C, 63 P) 0–9. 1830s fads and trends (2 C) ... Sideburns; Sunspottery; T. Tangram; V. Victorian headless ...
Name of person Image Date of death Details Thomas Millwood 3 January 1804: The 32-year-old plasterer was shot and killed by excise officer Francis Smith, who mistook him for the Hammersmith ghost due to his white uniform.
Degas's drawings show a figure which closely resembles Achille due to his hair, beard, and sideburns. [2]: 53 Scholars have also addressed the intended meaning of the jockey's position. Some have seen the jockey's fall as an exploration of weakness. Degas may have been criticizing his brother Achille by depicting him in this way.
A Van Dyke (sometimes spelled Vandyke, [1] or Van Dyck [2]) is a style of facial hair named after the 17th-century Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The artist's name is today normally spelt as "van Dyck", though there are many variants, but when the term for the beard became popular "Van Dyke" was more common in English.