Abbott Handerson Thayer - Girl Arranging Her Hair - 1929.6.117 - Smithsonian American Art Museum

Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849–1921) was an American artist, naturalist, and teacher. As a painter of portraits, figures, animals, and landscapes, he enjoyed a certain prominence during his lifetime, and his paintings are represented in the major American art collections. He is perhaps best known for his 'angel' paintings, some of which use his children as models.