"The Laughing Cavalier" by Frans Hals

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The Dutch Golden Age painter, Frans Hals, had a remarkable talent for capturing the character of his sitters. His most famous painting is an exuberant portrait of a 26-year-old man in a flamboyant costume, titled The Laughing Cavalier. Richard Stemp tells us why the portrait, the most iconic painting at the Wallace Collection in London, is considered one of the greatest examples of Baroque art.

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