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Matthew Arnold, detail of an oil painting by George Frederick Watts, 1880; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Frances Lucy Wightman was the wife of the British poet and critic Matthew Arnold. The couple married in June 1851, a commitment that prompted Arnold to accept a position as an inspector of schools to ensure a stable income for their life together.1