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
![Frans van Mieris the Elder](/media/30141/mieris-the-elder-self-portrait-with-cittern-ng1874-c-face-half.jpg?rxy=0.48684210526315791,0.30970149253731344&width=430&bgcolor=fff&v=1d572eb9734d240)
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.