"Laughing Cavalier" artist (4)
I believe the answer is:
hals
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">laughing cavalier artist</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hals that I've seen before include "Sixteenth to seventeenth century Dutch artist known for portraits" , "Laughing Cavalier artist" , "Frans --, Dutch artist" , "Frans - , Dutch painter (The Laughing Cavalier)" , "Painter of The Laughing Cavalier, d. 1666" .)