Hals, Frans Syllabification: (Hals, Frans)Pronunciation: /hälz/Definition of Hals, Frans (circa 1580–1666), Dutch portrait and genre painter. He endowed his portraits with vitality and humor. Notable works: The Banquet of the Officers of the St. George Militia Company (1616) and The Laughing Cavalier (1624). Hals, Frans in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Hals, Frans in the British & World English dictionary