Cornelia van der Mijn - flower still life

Cornelia van der Mijn (1709,

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– 1782,

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), was an 18th-century flower painter from the Northern Netherlands active in London in the 1760s.

Biography

According to the RKD she was the daughter and pupil of the painter

Herman van der Mijn Herman van der Mijn, or Heroman van der Myn (1684 in Amsterdam – 1741 in London), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. According to Houbraken he introduced Jan van Nickelen to Jan Frans van Douven. ...

.Cornelia van der Mijn
in the

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Her aunt Agatha, who was nine years older, and her siblings

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, Andreas, and Robert also became painters. Her father took his family and the family of

Jacoba Maria van Nickelen Jacoba Maria van Nickelen (1690, Haarlem – 1749, Amsterdam), was an 18th-century flower painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography van Nicklen was born into an old painting family of Haarlem; her grandfather Isaak van Nickelen paint ...

, another pupil, with him to Dusseldorp to work for

Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine Johann Wilhelm II, Elector Palatine (''"Jan Wellem"'' in Low German, English: ''"John William"''; 19 April 1658 – 8 June 1716) of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Elector Palatine (1690–1716), Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg, Neuburg (1690–1716), ...

. The flower painter

Rachel Ruysch Rachel Ruysch (3 June 1664 – 12 October 1750) was a Dutch still-life painter from the Northern Netherlands. She specialized in flowers, inventing her own style and achieving international fame in her lifetime. Due to a long and successful care ...

was also active in Dusseldorp in the years 1712-1716 when Cornelia was there. In 1764 she moved to London with her family and remained there. Only her brother George returned to Amsterdam.

References

1709 births 1782 deaths 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch women artists Painters from Amsterdam Dutch women painters Flower artists {{Netherlands-painter-stub