The Merry Drinker [SEP] creator
The Merry Drinker
The Merry Drinker is a painting by Frans Hals, from 1628-1630.
Description.
The painting has dimensions 81 x 66.5 centimeters. It is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Analysis.
The painting shows a man wearing a leather jerkin, lace collar and cuffs, and a floppy hat tipped at an angle. He is gesturing with his right hand and holding a glass of white wine in his left hand. He seems caught in a moment of discussion with the
on oak). National Gallery, London
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