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Frans Hals
The Merry Toper, oil on canvas by Frans Hals, c. 1628â30; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Frans Hals was married twice during his life:
- Annetje Harmensdochter Abeel: She was his first wife, whom he married shortly after joining the Guild of St. Luke around 1610. She bore him two children before passing away in 1615.1
- Lysbeth Reyniers: Two years after the death of his first wife, Hals married Lysbeth Reyniers. She survived him by approximately nine years.1
In total, Hals had 10 children throughout his life.1