Jan Hals

Earl of Crawford and Balcarres;

By whom sold ("The Property of the Rt. Hon. Earl of Crawford and Balcarres"), London, Christie's, 11 October 1946, lot 73;

Where acquired by "Bernard" for 57.15 guineas;

With Johnny van Haeften, London;

From whom acquired by Hans and Marion König, 1986.

Jan (Johannes) Hals, son of great Dutch painter Frans Hals, developed his personal style as a genre painter, specializing in scenes of daily life. Probably trained in his father's workshop, Hals also painted a number of portraits that convincingly imitate his father's manner of execution.