The subject stands with his left hand on his hip, the sleeves of his shirt are painstakingly detailed, and he wears a short beard and a mustache curled upwards.  
The subject is unknown, but from the description in the upper right-hand corner, it is known that he was 26 years old when he was painted. The light source seems to come from the left from beyond the painting and the broad brush strokes on the subject's black overcoat are thought to have influenced many Impressionists. The subject stands with his left hand on his hip, the sleeves of his shirt are painstakingly detailed, and he wears a short beard and a mustache curled upwards.  Inaccurately titled since the subject's facial expression probably conveys haughtiness or pride rather than mirth, this is, FTP, what most famous painting of Franz Hals?
The subject is unknown, but from the description in the upper right-hand corner, it is known that he was 26 years old when he was painted.
The Laughing Cavalier