2 By his own hand
2.1 Unexpected involvement: Hals as a painter of ruffs, cuffs, and lace
2.2 Hals's contribution to the major painting projects
2.3 Hals's more succesful imitator
2.4 Momentary captures of short movements
2.5 Flickering ornaments
2.6 Expressive inclinations
2.7 Benchmarks, autograph and undamaged
2.8 What did Frans Hals look like?
2.9 Hals's particular art
Frans Hals (I) and Pieter Soutman
Portrait of Catharina Both van der Eem (1589-1666), 1620
canvas, oil paint, 139 x 102 cm
upper left: AETA SVAE 38/1629
Paris, Musée du Louvre, inv.no. RF 425
© 2016 RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Tony Querrec
cat.no. A2.2