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Frans Hals
The Merry Toper, oil on canvas by Frans Hals, c. 1628â30; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
In the portrait of Peeckelhaering (c. 1627), the subject is depicted clutching a beer mug. This work is part of a series of portraits by Frans Hals that capture the jovial spirit and merrymaking often associated with his early subjects.1