The Laughing Cavalier — Frans Hals (1624)

The sitter isn't actually laughing; the nickname came later, inspired by his sly, upturned mustache.

Frans Hals, 1624 — Wallace Collection, London.

• Honest scale — sizes listed in inches.
• Source recorded — public-domain master scan, printed on matte stretched canvas, 0.75″ deep. Made to order.

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