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Portrait of a Man

early 1650s
Not on view
In this canvas of the early 1650s, the figure's pose follows a pattern Hals employed twenty years earlier, but here the arrangement is more frontal and contained. The resulting impression of reserve or authority is relieved by the relaxed expression, and perhaps by the French fashions of flounced sleeves and colorful ribbons at the waist. Vivid brushwork and the nearness of the foreshortened hat add to the portrait's immediacy.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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