Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/De magere compagnie

De Magere Compagnie

Original - De Magere Compagnie ("The Meagre Company", 1637) by Frans Hals, a Dutch portrait painter. This is typical of one of Hals' large group portraits, which often featured guardsmen.

Reason: I think this is a superb reproduction of a work by a painter that, frankly, we lacked very good illustrations for before.
Articles this image appears in: Frans Hals
Creator: Frans Hals

Support as nominator --Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 12:01, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I've taken the liberty of rescaling the thumbnail a bit; it is a rather wide landscape. Also, because of the confusion lately about my works - this isn't one I worked on, I just think that really good painting reproductions should be seen on our front page. (It ain't one Durova worked on either.) Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 12:05, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support It don't need working on, it's a superb example of "golden age" painting, despite some tiny marks etc. Incidentally, great EV for period costume. More like this! mikaul^talk 12:42, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Long story. Suffice it to say that I figured I'd better disclaim involvement, lest, in an attempt to make up for crediting my works to others on WP:FP, they began presuming others' work was mine. =) Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 12:54, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Hey, no-one's saying you're no good with a brush, just born 350 years too late :)) mikaul^talk 13:26, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Paris 16 (talk) 15:42, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support One of my favorite paintings :). --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 20:34, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Eustress (talk) 02:29, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Sasata (talk) 04:31, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support no objections on this one too. M.K. (talk) 13:23, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Frans Hals, De magere compagnie.jpg MER-C 07:11, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]