Portrait of a Man
Although his identity is unknown today, the sitter’s confident stance, with hat doffed and arm akimbo, conveys the self-assured nonchalance of an elite man. The flounced sleeves and multicolored ribbons dangling from the sitter's waistcoat indicate the increasing influence of French fashion in the Netherlands in the 1650s, resulting in the tentative relaxation of local strictures against colorful dress.
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait of a Man
- Artist: Frans Hals (Dutch, Antwerp 1582/83–1666 Haarlem)
- Date: early 1650s
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 43 1/2 x 34 in. (110.5 x 86.4 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Marquand Collection, Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1890
- Object Number: 91.26.9
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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Frans Hals (Dutch, Antwerp 1582/83–1666 Haarlem)
1643
Copy after Frans Hals (Dutch, 17th century)
probably 1650s
Frans Hals (Dutch, Antwerp 1582/83–1666 Haarlem)
ca. 1650, reworked probably 18th century
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1625
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