The Meagre Company
Dutch painter (b. 1580, Antwerpen, d. 1666, Haarlem). 1633-37 Oil on canvas, 207,3 x 427,5 cm (whole painting) Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The exact title of the painting, the rightt side of it being illustrated here, is Officers of the Company of the Amsterdam Crossbow Civic Guard under Captain Reynier Reael and Lieutenant Cornelis Michielsz Blaeuw. It was commissioned from Frans Hals in 1633, but in 1636, when he had not yet finished it, was given to Pieter Codde for completition. It is dated at the right edge near the centre: A?1637.Artist:HALS, Frans Title: The Meagre Company (detail) Painted in 1601-1650 , Dutch - - painting : portrait
Painting ID:: 63877
HALS, Frans Dutch painter (b. 1580, Antwerpen, d. 1666, Haarlem). The Meagre Company 1633-37 Oil on canvas, 207,3 x 427,5 cm (whole painting) Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam The exact title of the painting, the rightt side of it being illustrated here, is Officers of the Company of the Amsterdam Crossbow Civic Guard under Captain Reynier Reael and Lieutenant Cornelis Michielsz Blaeuw. It was commissioned from Frans Hals in 1633, but in 1636, when he had not yet finished it, was given to Pieter Codde for completition. It is dated at the right edge near the centre: A?1637.Artist:HALS, Frans Title: The Meagre Company (detail) Painted in 1601-1650 , Dutch - - painting : portrait
