Why it matters
A laughing boy is painted in quick, loose strokes in a small round panel. Such tondos later impressed the young Impressionists.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1625.
- Of some twenty similar laughing boys once attributed to Hals, experts accept very few.
- It is in the Mauritshuis.
Based on the Wikipedia article Laughing Boy (painting) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
