Dirck Hals

Training under Frans Hals is recorded. The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Haarlem and Leiden. Works named in the authority record are An outdoor party and The Fête champêtre. Work by Dirck Hals is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Nationalmuseum, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

According to Houbraken he was the brother of the painter Frans Hals and was specialized in small paintings of "conversation pieces" or "merry companies" (Dutch: Gezelschapjes), scenes of small groups drinking and enjoying themselves. The Haarlem writer Samuel Ampzing mentions both brothers in his Praise of Haarlem with a poem stating that both brothers were exceptional; Frans painting his portraits "awake", and Dirck painting his figures "purely". According to the RKD he worked in Leiden in 1641 and 1648, and was an influence on the painters Nathaniel Bacon, Johann Hulsman, and Willem Cornelisz Duyster. His son Anthonie also became a painter. He was buried in the Waalse Kerk (Haarlem).

The authorities additionally record the headings Dirck Franchoisz Hals, Thierry Hals, Dirk Hals, Dirck Halls and Dirk Halls. His recorded language was Dutch. He was the child of Franchois Fransz. Hals van Mechelen and Adriaentje van Geertenryck. One child is recorded: Anthonie Hals.