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Frans van Mieris the Elder

1635–1681 · Dutch Republic

Born
1635 · Leiden
Died
1681 · Leiden

31 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Frans van Mieris the Elder was a Dutch Golden Age genre and portrait painter. He was the leading member of a Leiden family of painters, including his sons Jan and Willem, and his grandson Frans van Mieris the Younger.

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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.

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Selected registered works by Frans van Mieris the Elder

Selected from 31 works by Frans van Mieris the Elder in the Collect24 Registry.

Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Doctor's Visit

Frans van Mieris the Elder

The Doctor's Visit, 1667

Oil on panel

44.5 × 31.1 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-136982

Frans van Mieris the Elder, Pictura (An Allegory of Painting)

Frans van Mieris the Elder

Pictura (An Allegory of Painting), 1661

Oil on copper

12.7 × 8.9 cm

J. Paul Getty Museum

C24-135604

Frans van Mieris the Elder, The Cardplayer

Frans van Mieris the Elder

The Cardplayer, 1655–81

Black chalk, probably moistened in certain areas, and gray wash on vellum.

11.7 × 15 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-935248

Frans van Mieris the Elder, child with bird's cage

Frans van Mieris the Elder

child with bird's cage, 1660

oil paint

22 × 18.5 cm

Munich Central Collecting Point

C24-400604

Frans van Mieris the Elder, A Young Woman Writing a Letter

Frans van Mieris the Elder

A Young Woman Writing a Letter, 1670

oil paint

18.5 × 14.7 cm

Hermitage Museum

C24-411841

Frans van Mieris the Elder, A gentleman and a lady

Frans van Mieris the Elder

A gentleman and a lady, 1678

oil paint

36 × 30 cm

Amsterdam Museum

C24-457079

Frans van Mieris the Elder, The flown bird: allegory on the loss of virginity

Frans van Mieris the Elder

The flown bird: allegory on the loss of virginity, 1676

oil paint

17.5 × 14 cm

Amsterdam Museum

C24-457054

Frans van Mieris the Elder, Portrait of a Young Boy

Frans van Mieris the Elder

Portrait of a Young Boy, 17th century

Black chalk, heightened with white, touches of graphite

14 × 9.8 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-564626

Frans van Mieris the Elder, lady playing guitar

Frans van Mieris the Elder

lady playing guitar, 1660

oil paint

27.5 × 23 cm

Munich Central Collecting Point

C24-399992

Frans van Mieris the Elder, the onion Seller

Frans van Mieris the Elder

the onion Seller, 1650

oil paint

32 × 39 cm

Department of Paintings of the Louvre

C24-244843

Frans van Mieris the Elder, the vegetable seller

Frans van Mieris the Elder

the vegetable seller, 1650

oil paint

32 × 39 cm

Department of Paintings of the Louvre

C24-244846

Frans van Mieris the Elder, A Trumpeter

Frans van Mieris the Elder

A Trumpeter, 1658

28 × 23.2 cm

Bavarian State Painting Collections

C24-186399

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