Frans van Mieris the Elder (16 April 163512 March 1681), was a
Dutch Golden Age genre
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and portrait painter. The leading member of a Leiden family of painters, his sons
Jan
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(1660–1690) and
Willem
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(1662–1747) and his grandson
Frans van Mieris the Younger
Frans van Mieris, the younger (24 November 168922 October 1763) was a Dutch painter.
He was born in Leiden, the son of Willem van Mieris, and also followed the traditions of his grandfather, Frans's studio.
Willem bequeathed his painting roo ...
(1689–1763) were also accomplished genre painters.
Biography
Frans was born and died in
Leiden
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, where his father Jan Bastiaans van Mieris was a goldsmith, carver of rubies and diamond setter.
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