Merovingians or Gallic horsemen by Evariste Vital Luminais 1870-1880

"It is the practice of the Frankish kings never to have their hair cut. It is never cut from childhood onwards and each individual lock hangs right down over the shoulders [or shoulder pads], since the front ones are parted on the forehead and hangs down on either side. It is not, however, dry and dirty, and tied up in an unsightly knot."

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Merovingians or Gallic horsemen by Evariste Vital Luminais 1870-1880. 26.6 × 38.7 cm. Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Source:

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Evariste-Vital_Luminais-Les_Merovingiens.jpg

 

Quote:

https://history.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/EPF/2010_Peter%20H.%20Johnsson.pdf