Yes a truly very great painting. I was with the Laughing Cavalier on Sunday at the National Gallery London before he was returned to the Wallace Collection. It has all of the hallmarks of a masterpiece.

Thank you very much for your great content!

Great video...yes, the Wallace Collection is free to enter. I love Frans Hals...I saw his giant guild paintings in Haarlem - the way he draws hands is so clever that I couldn't stop staring at very them!

Carel, your channel is wonderful, thank you so much for taking time to make all of these. I am truly enjoying every videos of yours. Thank you!

Love this guy, 😁🥰 he's so handsome!!!! I can hear him laughing while posing for the artist. Love the detail in the clothing. And... ☝️ Love how you explain art. Thank you so much.

Amazing portrait!!! I find it modern in a way. That gaze, that posture, that incredible light. Great artist, great explanation as allways Carel!!!

Thank you so much!! Your videos are always a pleasure!

I love your videos -they're always so interesting - thank you!

Look at his hat,its perfectly lush its perfection

wonderful video, thanks especially for telling us about the symbolism of Mercury and such.

One of my favorites! Thank you so much for such wonderful information!

Excellent job of description and meaning. Your commentary always clear and pertinent.

I love these videos. They are informative and entertaining. They give new insights, and I love your voice. So easy to listen to. You remind me of happy days spent in the Amsterdam and other museums. Thank you.

Very good, unpretentius , direct !

Do more videos please! Amazing & deloghtful to watch them and to learn more about missed museums and real tresures! I will have to go to London again and see this masterpiece.

Your videos are always a pleasure! They have been accompaniing me through the pandemia and whenever a new one is shown at my display, i'm looking forward to seeing (and hearing! Because often you are describing things in a way that makes me laugh!) it. Thank you!

Thanks for doing these. You make the subjects so interesting.

Very good !

Absolutely wonderful Carel!!!! Thank you so much!! Such a famous painting and yet I never imagined the level of detail there! You make us see it with new eyes!! Many thanks and Merry Merry Christmas to you and your family! 🙏🏻🎅🏻🎄☃❄💙

Very nice investigation and reasoning

I have just started my day (is 7.00 AM here in Buenos Aires) in a most wonderful fashion thanks to you. Frans Hals is one of my favourite artists and "The Merry Cavalier" (which I think is a nice optional title) is, in my opinion, his finest work. Your analysis is excellent and to the point without the irritating, irrelevant and stupid observations usually made by some "experts" who try to show off their "deep knowledge" of the subject. For all Frans Hals admirers I recommend the magnificent catalogue of the great 1989 exhibition held by the Royal Academy of Arts and the National Gallery of Art of the USA. It was written by Seymour Slive, the foremost authority on the subject, with the assistance of a group of Dutch experts. It is, by far, the best book on Frans Hals. Thank you for this beautiful and very interesting video. I have just subscribed to your channel. Regards

Excellent thank you

i love your stories (:

Astounding portrait artist who makes me scratch my head. I was looking at one in San Francisco a month ago. I like the video essay format on KZfaq. You should just ask for feedback at the start. I think it's a good way to begin a video essay.

Merry christmas!!! ❄️❄️❄️

Well done, thank you.

Thank you so much for this explanation! It's a really beautiful painting. I cannot believe the great detail of the man's clothes.. awesome! And what a huge difference the upwards moustache causes in the face!! I could have sworn the man was really smiling 😮 Merry Christmas! 🎄❤

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A cavalier can also be a "gallant" or a "ladies' man" -- which is suitable enough.

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Laughing cavalier has blue eyes, and the other guy has brown eyes so i dont think it is the same man.