Beethoven and his hair

[stout]

In earlier portraits of Beethoven, it seems his hair is not as long or as bad as it was in his older days. So, did he actually bother to comb it. I heard that he did indeed try but it was no use. The hardest question is what style did he comb it-if he ever did. Did he part it?

And-if anyone knows where I can find a good art print, etc of a younger version of Beethoven, let me know.

Regards
Stout

[Peter]

Well how about the picture on the homepage of this site? That and the Christian Horneman miniature are two good examples of early portaits - both show the same hair style with long side burns and whispy fringe. You should be able to obtain prints of them through a good music shop. It is interesting how people's impressions of Beethoven are based solely on his last years - totally deaf and unkempt! In his younger days he was fashionably dressed and payed great attention to his appearance, and of course he had a fair degree of hearing, though impaired.



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