According to the Haarlem archives insisting that the militiamen come to Haarlem to sit for their portraits .
The Haarlem archives are a schutterstuk that Hals started in Amsterdam was finished by Pieter Codde because Hals refused to paint in Amsterdam .
According to the Haarlem archives , a schutterstuk that Hals started in Amsterdam was finished by Pieter Codde because Hals refused to paint in Amsterdam , insisting that the militiamen come to Haarlem to sit for their portraits .