Son of Franchoys Hals, a cloth worker from Mechelen, and Adriana van Geertenryck of Antwerp, Frans Hals
Frans Hals Dutch, c. 1582/1583 – 1666 Son of Franchoys Hals, a cloth worker from Mechelen
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people who helped establish the new Dutch Republic are nowhere better captured than in the work of Frans Hals – This unidentified sitter—one of Hals’ most impressive portraits—was sixty years old when the painting
Frans Hals: des Meisters Gemälde in 322 Abbildungen.
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The crest bearing three cows’ heads, visible on the wall behind the sitter, indicates that this young man is a member of the prosperous Coymans family of Haarlem. The cows’ heads refer directly to the Dutch family name, which translates as „cow man.“ Archival and genealogical information, combined with the Latin inscription „AETA SVAE.22 / 1645“ below the shield, identifies the sitter as Willem Coymans, who was twenty-two years old in 1645.
Frans Hals Paintings in America.
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Starting in 1568, seven provinces of the Netherlands broke away in revolt against Spanish rule, initiating a war for independence that lasted until 1648. In the early years of the conflict the militias (civic guard companies) of Haarlem in particular put up a heroic fight.
Frans Hals. London, 1902: 144. 1904 Bryan, Michael.
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