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Frans Hals
The Merry Toper, oil on canvas by Frans Hals, c. 1628â30; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Frans Hals had 10 children in total, and 5 of his 8 sons became painters. None of these sons, however, achieved significant note for their work.1