page_title: Michiel de Wael
hierarchical_section_title: Michiel de Wael
caption_attribution_description: English: Captain Michiel de Wael
context_page_description: Michiel de Wael, was a Dutch brewer and citizen of Haarlem, best known today for his portraits painted by Frans Hals. His grandfather, also a brewer, was one of the first Calvinists in the city and involved in the Siege of Haarlem.
context_section_description: Michiel de Wael (bapt. 9 May 1596 – buried 7 April 1659 in Haarlem), was a Dutch brewer and citizen of Haarlem, best known today for his portraits painted by Frans Hals. His grandfather, also a brewer, was one of the first Calvinists in the city and involved in the Siege of Haarlem.
caption: Portrait of Michiel de Wael circa 1625 by Frans Hals
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