Laughing Cavalier

Laughing Cavalier

The "Laughing Cavalier" (1624) is a famous painting by the Dutch Baroque artist Frans Hals. The current title is a Victorian era invention; the subject does, in fact, sport an enigmatic smile. The composition is lively and spontaneous, and despite the apparent labour involved in the gorgeous silk costume, close inspection reveals long, quick brush strokes.

The portrait is inscribed in the top right "Æ'TA SVÆ 26/A°1624", which expands to "aetatis suae 26, anno 1624" in Latin and means that the portrait was painted when the sitter was 26 and in the year 1624. The identity of the man is unknown; when the painting was acquired in 1865 by Richard Wallace's father it was simply called "Portrait of a Young Man". The painting is in the Wallace Collection in London, England.

The canvas measures 83 × 67.3 cm (32.7 × 26.5 in).

The painting is famous because of the artist's skill at painting the lace of the costume and that the eyes appear to follow the viewer from every angle.

Trivia

The Laughing Cavalier is used by McEwans beer as its logo. It has been modified showing the Laughing Cavalier enjoying the beer [Appel, Julie and Amy Guglielmo: "Brush Mona Lisa's Hair", page 18. Sterling Publishing, 2006.]

References

* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/portrait/story/0,11109,739719,00.html Guardian Arts Feature on the Laughing Cavalier] by Jonathan Jones, Saturday August 5, 2000. (Retrieved November 2005).


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