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• Was a Dutch Golden Age genre and portrait painter.
• The leading member of a Leiden family of painters, his sons Jan and Willem and his grandson Frans van Mieris the Younger were also accomplished genre painters.
• He seldom chose panels of which the size exceeded 12 to 15 inches.
• Unlike Dou when he first left Rembrandt, or Jan Steen when he started on an independent career, Mieris never ventured to design figures as large as life.
• In 1657 Mieries was Married at Leiden.
• He received valuable commissions from Archduke Leopold, the elector-palatine, and Cosimo III de` Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
• The displayed painting is a crop from The Old Violinist, 1660.
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Frans van Mieris, Cavalier in the Shop, 1660
Original, Kunsthistorisches Museum. Visited in 2017-2020.
Frans van Mieris, Cavalier in the Shop, 1660
Frans van Mieris, Woman playing a Theorbo Lute, 1663
Original, NGA, DC. Visited in 2017-2024.
Frans van Mieris, Woman playing a Theorbo Lute, 1663
Frans van Mieris, A Soldier Smoking a Pipe, c. 1657-58
Frans van Mieris, A Soldier Smoking a Pipe, c. 1657-58
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Brothel Scene, c. 1658-59
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Brothel Scene, c. 1658-59
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Pictura (An Allegory of Painting), 1661
Original, The J. Paul Getty Museum, LA. Visited in 2018. 
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Saying Grace, c. 1650-1655
Original, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Visited in 2017-2024.
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Saying Grace, c. 1650-1655
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of the Francois de le Boe and his Wife, 1672
Original, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden. Visited in 2018.
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of the Francois de le Boe and his Wife, 1672
Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Old Woman with the Flower Pot
Original, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden. Visited in 2018.
Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Old Woman with the Flower Pot
Original, The National Gallery, London. Visited in 2018-2019.
Frans van Mieris the Elder, A Woman in a Red Jacket feeding a Parrot, c. 1663
Frans van Mieris the Elder, A Woman in a Red Jacket feeding a Parrot, c. 1663
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Self Portrait of the Artist, with a Cittern, 1674
Original, The National Gallery, London. Visited in 2018-2019.
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Self Portrait of the Artist, with a Cittern, 1674
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Cunera van der Cock, c. 1657-8
Original, The National Gallery - London. Visited in 2018-19.
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Cunera van der Cock, c. 1657-8
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of a Lady with a Lapdog, 1672
Original, Thyssen - Madrid. Visited in 2018.
Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Old Violinist, 1660
Original, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Visited in 2018.
Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Old Violinist, 1660
Original,
Art Institute of Chicago.Visited in 2018.



Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Letter Writer, 1680
Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Letter Writer, 1680
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Young Lady in front of the Mirror, c. 1662-66

Original, The Pinakotheken - Munich. Visited 2019.
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Officer Asleep in a Tavern, c. 1666
Frans van Mieris the Elder, The riding boot, 1666
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Self Portrait, 1662
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Self Portrait, 1662
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of the artist`s wife, Cunera van der Cock, 1662
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of the artist`s wife, Cunera van der Cock, 1662









Original, Kunsthistorisches Museum. Visited in 2017-2020.



Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of a Man with Walking Stick, with a Little Black Servant and a Dog, about 1672-1673)
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of a Man with Walking Stick, with a Little Black Servant and a Dog, about 1672-1673)
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Woman Combing her Hair, Assisted by a Young Black Servant, 1678
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Woman Combing her Hair, Assisted by a Young Black Servant, 1678
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of a Woman with a Cap, 1658
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of a Woman with a Cap, 1658
Frans van Mieris (I), Portrait of Count Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, 1662
Frans van Mieris (I), Portrait of Count Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, 1662
Frans van Mieris (I), Portrait of Count Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, 1662
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Self-portrait, 1676
Original, Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Visited in 2024.
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Self-portrait, 1676-1677
Original, Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Visited in 2024.
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Self-portrait, 1676-1677
Frans van Mieris the Elder, Self-portrait, 1676-1677