Frans van Mieris the Elder, Dutch painter (died 1681)

Frans van Mieris the Elder, 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.

April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 259 days remain until the end of the year.