Frans van Mieris the Younger

Dutch painter

Frans Mieris
Frans van Mieris (II) (Jacob Houbraken)
Born	24 November 1689 Leiden, Holland, The Netherlands
Died	24 November 1763(1763-11-24) (aged 74) Leiden, Holland, The Netherlands
Parent	Willem Mieris

Frans van Mieris the Younger (24 November 1689 – 22 October 1763) was a Dutch painter. He was born in Leiden, the son of Willem van Mieris, and continued in the artistic traditions of his grandfather, also named Frans.^[1] Willem passed down his painting studio to his son Frans. However, neither Willem nor Frans the Younger achieved the same level of artistic renown as Frans the Elder.^[1] Frans Mieris died in Leiden.

Works

Paintings

Rev. dr. Cox Macro (1703–1715)
Flower (1720)
Old Peasant Holding a Jug (1731)
Old Man With the Book
Three Generations (1742)
Portrait of Pieter de la Court (1750)
Portrait of Andreas Weiss (1752)

Engravings

Gerard van Loon (c. 1704–1763)

External links

Media related to Paintings by Frans van Mieris (II) at Wikimedia Commons

References

^ ^a ^b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mieris". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 425.