{"title":"Frans Hals Cross Stitch Kits \u0026 Patterns","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrans Hals (1582–1666) painted laughter — and nobody has done it better since. The \u003ca href=\"\/en-ch\/collections\/dutch-cross-stitch\"\u003eDutch\u003c\/a\u003e Golden Age master had a unique ability to capture the spontaneous, fleeting expressions of his sitters with a loose, gestural brushwork that feels astonishingly modern for the 17th century. His \u003cem\u003eLaughing Cavalier\u003c\/em\u003e, his \u003cem\u003eMalle Babbe\u003c\/em\u003e, his series of regents and guild portraits — all painted with a freedom and vitality that was unlike anything his contemporaries were producing. Rembrandt was deeper, Vermeer was more luminous, but nobody was faster, more alive, or more immediately human than Hals at his best. In counted cross stitch, his vivid character portraits and bold tonal contrasts translate into designs with genuine presence and personality. Browse our Frans Hals cross stitch kit collection and choose a premium Hals cross stitch kit or download a Frans Hals cross stitch pattern instantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-laughing-cavalier-cross-stitch-pattern","title":"The Laughing Cavalier Cross Stitch Pattern","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrans Hals captures personality on canvas better than almost any artist who ever lived — and the Laughing Cavalier, with his extraordinary embroidered costume and that irresistible almost-smile, is his most celebrated and instantly recognisable achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e40 Colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eStitches: 196 x 252\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eSize on 14-count: 14 x 18 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eSize on 18-count: 11 x 14 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Frans Hals","offers":[{"title":"Standard Symbols","offer_id":62716446245023,"sku":"HALS01-PAT-01","price":10.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Larger Symbols","offer_id":62716446277791,"sku":"HALS01-PAT-02","price":15.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/1155\/files\/HALS01-The-Last-Cavalier-Cross-Stitch-1.jpg?v=1789479937"},{"product_id":"the-laughing-cavalier-cross-stitch-kit","title":"The Laughing Cavalier Cross Stitch Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Laughing Cavalier is one of the most immediately compelling portraits in Western art — a magnificently dressed young man with an expression of such confident, amused self-possession that he has been stopping gallery visitors in their tracks for four centuries and shows no signs of stopping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;\"\u003e40 Colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eStitches: 196 x 252\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eSize on 14-count: 14 x 18 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;\"\u003eSize on 18-count: 11 x 14 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Frans Hals","offers":[{"title":"Standard Symbols \/ 14-Count Aida","offer_id":62716446310559,"sku":"HALS01-KIT-01","price":62.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard Symbols \/ 14-Count GRIDDED Aida","offer_id":62716446343327,"sku":"HALS01-KIT-02","price":62.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard Symbols \/ 18-Count Aida","offer_id":62716446376095,"sku":"HALS01-KIT-03","price":62.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Larger Symbols \/ 14-Count Aida","offer_id":62716446408863,"sku":"HALS01-KIT-04","price":72.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Larger Symbols \/ 14-Count GRIDDED Aida","offer_id":62716446441631,"sku":"HALS01-KIT-05","price":72.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Larger Symbols \/ 18-Count Aida","offer_id":62716446474399,"sku":"HALS01-KIT-06","price":72.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/1155\/files\/HALS01-The-Last-Cavalier-Cross-Stitch-1.jpg?v=1789479937"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/1155\/collections\/HALS01-The-Last-Cavalier-Cross-Stitch-2_550b740f-5951-4bba-8e00-f7127b5988bc.png?v=1787284123","url":"https:\/\/theartofstitch.com\/en-ch\/collections\/frans-hals-cross-stitch.oembed","provider":"The Art of Cross Stitch ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}