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The Merry Drinker
A raised glass and an open hand.
What
A man in a broad hat lifts a roemer of wine in one hand and gestures with the other, caught mid-word.
Why
Hals painted with a speed no one in Haarlem could match; the brushwork is the laughter.
Notice
The open hand, painted in a few strokes as if it had just moved.
“Some toasts are made by the face before the words.”
Format
The full-resolution, colour-managed file — yours to print and keep. Editions ship with their certificate.
Sized to protect print quality — this source supports sizes up to 27x41" cleanly.
Size
$49.00
Honesty
ReproductionA faithful reproduction of a public-domain work. Source: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, SK-A-135.
- Kind
- reproduction
- Artist
- Frans Hals
- Era
- Frans Hals, c. 1628–30
- Source
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (source published 1930 or earlier). Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, SK-A-135. Wikimedia Commons imageinfo + wikitext read 2026-11-01: 4626x5430 image/jpeg; licence template {{CC-zero}}; extmetadata License=cc0.
