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

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Frans van Mieris the Elder

Dutch painter (1635–1681)

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.
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April 16

Day of the year

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