The Laughing Cavalier · Character
Mevrouw Hals
Wife of Frans Hals, appears briefly in the painter's household.
minor
Also known as Fortunately Mevrouw Hals, mevrouw
First appearance: IX: The Painter of Pictures
Mevrouw Hals shows up with force in IX: The Painter of Pictures. The page is where that presence becomes real.
In good humor due to recent payments, she provides Diogenes with a hot breakfast but warns him against teaching Frans loose ways.
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- Servants and Household
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- Protagonist
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