Frans van Mieris | |
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 The Artist as Virtuoso at His Easel: Self Portrait, Aged 32 (1667) | |
| Born | Frans van Mieris 16 April 1635 |
| Died | 12 March 1681 (aged 45) Leiden, Dutch Republic |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Frans van Mieris the Elder (16 April 1635 – 12 March 1681), 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.