Banquet of the Officers of the St George Civic Guard 1616 by Frans Hals, 1582-1666, Antwerp- Haarlem, Dutch, The Netherlands, 17th century, Dutch Golden Age ( St. George Civic Guard. They were a voluntary paramilitary force that both policed and protected the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands. ) ( He painted lively, sometimes even cheerful, portraits of people from all levels of society, important people, naughty children and even drunks or people who had been declared crazy. ) bANQUET OF THE oFFICERS OF THE ST gEORGE cIIVIC gUARD 1616

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Location: Haarlem
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
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