Frans van Mieris the Elder

Dutch · 1635–1681 · Painter, Draughtsman

Frans van Mieris the Elder, was a Dutch Golden Age genre and portrait painter. The leading member of a Leiden family of painters, his sons Jan (1660–1690) and Willem… (Wikipedia)

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Frans van Mieris the Elder, was a Dutch Golden Age genre and portrait painter. The leading member of a Leiden family of painters, his sons Jan (1660–1690) and Willem (1662–1747) and his grandson Frans van Mieris the Younger (1689–1763) were also accomplished genre painters.

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Born 1635, LeidenDied 1681, LeidenOccupation Painter, DraughtsmanWikidata Q959236 ↗ULAN 500005591 ↗Museum works 13

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Also known as Francis Mieris, Francis Mueris, Frans van Meiris, Frans van Mieres, Frans van Mieris, Frans van Mieris de Oude, Frans van Mieris I, Frans Van Mieris the Elder and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Serenade — **The Serenade**ca. 1678–80 · Oil on wood
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Lillian S. Timken, 1959 — Open Acc…

Frans van Mieris the Elder, Saying Grace — **Saying Grace**c. 1650/1655 · oil on panel
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Co…

Frans van Mieris the Elder, A Soldier Smoking a Pipe — **A Soldier Smoking a Pipe**c. 1657/1658 · oil on panel
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund — Open Ac…

Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Cardplayer — **The Cardplayer**1655–81 · Black chalk, probably moistened in certain areas, and gray wash on vellum.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …

Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of a Young Boy — **Portrait of a Young Boy**17th century · Black chalk, heightened with white, touches of graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1995 — Open Access (CC0)

Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Artist as Virtuoso at His Easel: Self Portrait, Aged 32 — **The Artist as Virtuoso at His Easel: Self Portrait, Aged 32**1667
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust

Frans van Mieris the Elder, Six Figures Making Music — **Six Figures Making Music**1681
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/c78353e27768a4e5d6edb55b9150eb90 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…

Frans van Mieris the Elder, Wife of Jeroboam and the Prophet Ahijah — **Wife of Jeroboam and the Prophet Ahijah**1671
Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille

Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of a Merchant in a Banyan, Holding a Business Document — **Portrait of a Merchant in a Banyan, Holding a Business Document**1673
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust

Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of a Gentleman, Holding a Glove in His Gloved Hand — **Portrait of a Gentleman, Holding a Glove in His Gloved Hand**1670
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust

Frans van Mieris the Elder, Man with Pipe at the Window — **Man with Pipe at the Window**1658
Brukenthal National Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brukenthal National Museum

Frans van Mieris the Elder, Old Soldier Holding a Pipe — **Old Soldier Holding a Pipe**1656
Bavarian State Painting Collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bavarian State Painting Collections

Frans van Mieris the Elder, A Portrait of a Lady — **A Portrait of a Lady**1673
Leiden Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Leiden Collection

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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