I have here for sale a book entitled FRANS HALS THE CIVIC GUARD PORTRAIT GROUPS With a Foreword by H P BAARD Keeper of the Frans Hals Museum Haarlem, Holland, published by Elsevier, Amsterdam, in 1949.  First edition.  In this book six Civic Guard portraits by Frans Hals are broken down into smaller parts to enable closer examination.  The paintings are Banquet of the Officers of St George 1616; Banquet of the Officers of St Hadrian 1627; Banquet of the Officers of St George 1627; Assembly of the Officers of St Hadrian 1633; 'Corporalship' of Captain Reynier Reael and Lieutenant Cornelis Michielsz.  Blaeuw Nicknamed 'The Meagre Company' 1637; and Officers and Sergeants of St George 1639.  The book includes 6 b/w double-page illustrations of the portraits, and 48 full-page plates, 24 of which are in colour. 

Grey cloth boards with black lettering on the front board and spine protected by a price unclipped colour illustrated dust jacket.  Dust jacket has a piece missing at the top of the front cover and has minor tears along the bottom edges.  There are marks on the boards.  Light foxing to endpapers.  All pages are firm and the book is in very good condition.  31 pages, plus plates.  34.5 x 25 cm.

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