Frans Hals: Exhibition Introduction
Monday 9th October 6.00PM BSTINTRODUCTION
The paintings of Frans Hals are celebrated in a major exhibition opening at the National Gallery in late September. One of the most popular artists of the Dutch Golden Age, Hals remains much beloved for his informal portraits, virtuosic brushwork and extraordinary ability to bring his sitters to life. His most celebrated painting, The Laughing Cavalier, will now leave The Wallace Collection for the first time since 1888 thanks to the museum’s newly revised loan policy and it will be thrilling to see it in a new context at The National Gallery, hanging alongside other group portraits, genre scenes, and marriage portraits from the Rijksmuseum, the Frans Hals Museum and other international collections both private and public.
Join us for an introductory talk with Art History in Focus director and National Gallery lecturer, Siân Walters.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
This is a live-streamed lecture at 6.00pm (UK time). It will last approximately one hour including Q&A. Tune in live from anywhere in the world, or if you cannot participate live, you will automatically be sent a recording soon after the end of the session enabling you to watch later that day or during the following 2 days. Please note, the recording is only available to those who have not been able to participate live, and it is not possible to purchase a recording after booking has closed.
Booking closes the day before the event is streamed. Please refer to the Further Information panel below.
Click here to find out more about the National Gallery’s upcoming exhibition and book tickets, and click here to order an exhibition catalogue.
Further Information
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Bookings close the day before the event is streamed.