How does this artwork elucidate its Provenance?
The painting was purchased by the Rijksmuseum in 1816 from Baroness Hermina Jacoba van Leyden van Warmond, née Comtesse de Thoms (1790-1814).It is also referred to as A Militiaman Holding a Berkemeyer and A Civic Guardsman Holding a Berkemeier.The painting was restored in 1971 in order to remove discolored varnish. After the restoration was completed, restorers found a greater distinction between the seemingly monochromatic colors. The grey background now stands out even more against the flushed skin and golden clothing of the drinker, as Hals originally intended.
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