Whakakiia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I neke te whānau o Hals ki Haarlem i mua i te
te hinganga o Antwerp i te tau 1585. I pōwhiritia e tēnei taone ngā kaimahi toi pūkenga me ngā rerenga tōrangapū. Ko te take tēnei i tupu ai a Haarlem hei pokapū ohaoha, toi hoki. Ko te whanau o te kaimahi papanga Flemish a Franchoys Hals me tana wahine e rua nga kaitoi nui. Ko Frans (Antwerp, 1582 - Haarlem 1666) raua ko Dirk (Haarlem 1591 - Haarlem 1656).