Frans Jansz. van Mieris was born in Leiden, where he was taught by Abraham van den Tempel and Gerrit Dou. He worked in Leiden, where he died. He was a genre painter.
Frans van Mieris the Elder
1635 - 1681
Image: Detail from Frans van Mieris the Elder, Self Portrait of the Artist, with a Cittern, 1674
