The Merry Drinker

Frans Hals

c. 1628–1630 · Oil on canvas · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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About this work

Artist: Frans Hals (1582–1666)
Year: c. 1628–1630
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 81 × 66.5 cm
Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Movement: Dutch Golden Age

A bearded man in a leather jerkin, lace collar and a big black hat raises one hand mid-sentence and holds a berkemeyer glass of white wine in the other, as though about to propose a toast to whoever has just walked in. The medallion on his chest suggests a militiaman or soldier, and the Rijksmuseum now catalogues the picture as a militiaman holding a berkemeyer, known as The Merry Drinker. Hals painted it around 1628 to 1630 in his boldest rough manner: hatched, criss-crossing strokes, forms scratched into the wet paint with the brush handle, and a sense of speed that later painters, Manet among them, found irresistible. Whether it is a portrait of a real person or a type picture of a jolly toper has been argued for a century. It entered the museum's collection from a sale at Warmond Castle in 1816 and hangs in the Gallery of Honour in Amsterdam.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Merry Drinker in the public domain?

Yes. Frans Hals (1582–1666) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Rijksmuseum.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Merry Drinker painted, and in what medium?

The Merry Drinker dates from c. 1628–1630 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 81 × 66.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

The Merry Drinker (Frans Hals) — The Merry Drinker · Frans Hals · c. 1628–1630. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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