Expert’s Choice: The Laughing Cavalier

In autumn 2021, The Wallace Collection will celebrate Frans Hals’s (1582/3-1666) most famous and beloved painting, The Laughing Cavalier, painted in 1624. Since it entered the Wallace Collection in 1865 as the only work by Hals, this iconic image has never been seen together with other works by the artist, and will form the centrepiece of the exhibition.

Join Dr Lelia Packer, Curator of Old Master Paintings, in a detailed examination of the history of The Laughing Cavalier, from the moment it was painted to contemporary reception.

For more information about the portraits of Frans Hals, join Lelia Packer live for our next Meet the Expert live stream: https://youtu.be/93EISJa9wCM

Tickets for our current exhibition, Frans Hals: The Male Portrait, are available to book here: https://www.wallacecollection.org/whats-on/frans-hals-the-male-portrait/