Frans Hals the Elder (c. 1582 – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, chiefly of individual and group portraits and of genre works, who lived and worked in Haarlem.
Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group portraiture. He is known for his loose painterly brushwork.
Portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Bodolphe 1643 – Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, USADe waardin 1623-1625 – Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, NetherlandsPortrait of a lady with gloves 1635 – Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, NetherlandsThe Rommel-Pot Player 1618–1622 – Kimbell Art Museum – Fort Worth, USAPortrait of an Elderly Lady, 1633 – Washington National Gallery of Art – USA
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