His ' breakthrough ' came with the life - sized group portrait The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616 .
The earliest known example of Hals ' art is the portrait of Jacobus Zaffius ( 1611 ) .
Hals ' ' breakthrough ' came with the life - sized group portrait The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616 .
The earliest known example of Hals ' art is the portrait of Jacobus Zaffius ( 1611 ) .