Old World Portraits
The Merry Drinker
Frans Hals
This iconic Dutch Golden Age portrait by Frans Hals captures a moment of fleeting, spontaneous joy.
Peeckelhaeringh
Frans Hals
1620 · Oil Paint, Canvas
A spirited and characterful Dutch Golden Age portrait capturing a moment of hearty laughter.
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Where it works
A substantial artwork with a strong pulse with rich warm-brown color — gives the room a clear visual center.
- Often works in
- Living Room · Dining Room · Study
- Placement
- Reads best as a confident vertical anchor
- Walls
- Best where a lighter wall gives it room to show
- Color notes
- Rich brown, Charcoal black, Olive green
About the piece
Painted around 1620, this work by Frans Hals depicts the legendary comedic character Peeckelhaeringh, or Pickelherring. Hals' signature loose, expressive brushwork is on full display here, masterfully capturing the fleeting energy of a laugh and the reflective surface of the tankard, making it a quintessentially lively example of 17th-century Dutch realism.
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