The artist Franz Hals (1580–1666) painted The Laughing Cavalier in 1624. Hals called it Portrait of an Officer.

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The artist Franz Hals (1580–1666) painted The Laughing Cavalier in 1624. Hals called it Portrait of an Officer, but why and how it gained its present title is unknown. The officer is not laughing, but showing good conceit of himself and disdain for the world in general. It is a rare study in expression, now a scowl, no a leer, alternating as one looks on the handsome young face. Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter. The work is part of the Wallace Collection.

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Size: 3759px × 4650px
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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