The Moss Haired Girl

In the 1860s the showman P. T. Barnum exhibited women who he claimed were Circassian beauties. They wore a distinctive Afro-like hair style, which had no precedent in earlier portrayals of Circassians, but which was soon copied by other female performers, who became known as "moss haired girls".

Painted using Painter 11, no tracing, cloning or photomanipulation. Face referenced from [link] by the beautiful and inspiring Wall texture by