Portrait of older man holding a dried herring. The fish is cropped out of the image.

Detail of Peiter Cornelisz. van der Morsch, Frans Hals, (Dutch, 1581–1666) 1616. Oil on canvas, transferred from panel, 34 7/16 x 27 1/4 in. (87.47 x 69.22 cm). Acquired through the generosity of Mrs. Alan M. Scaife.

Acknowledgements

The content of the website was researched and developed by the CMOA Art Tracks Digital Provenance project group:

Costas Karakatsanis
Neil Kulas
Louise Lippincott
Akemi May
Emily Mirales

Website development by Carney.

This project is supported by a grant from the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.

The Art Tracks Digital Provenance Project is made possible, in part, by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional support is provided by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and the Richard C. von Hess Foundation.

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