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What was the subjectâs age in The Laughing Cavalier?
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Frans Hals
The Merry Toper, oil on canvas by Frans Hals, c. 1628â30; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
The subject of The Laughing Cavalier, a famous portrait by the Dutch painter Frans Hals, was 26 years of age at the time the painting was created in 1624. This information is confirmed by an inscription located in the top right corner of the canvas.1