Portret van Frans van Mieris (1635-1681)  

• C. Eisen 

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  Fiquet
• Kopergravure 
• Signatuur in druk 
• Portret 

Portrait bust within oval cartouche, with many decorations, by Frans van Mieris (1635-1681). Van Mieris, together with him and with Gabriël Metsu, among others, is counted among the Dutch fine painters who wanted to depict reality as accurately as possible. Van Mieris painted self-portraits, scenes from the life of the upper classes, but also sketched a picture of daily events in the life of the people. His work was paid exceptionally well from the start and continued to be one of the most coveted art ever made in the Netherlands for a long time after his death. However, Van Mieris lost much of his wealth to drink and mismanagement of his finances. He was good friends with Jan Steen. During his lifetime, Van Mieris was known outside the Netherlands. His patrons included Emperor Leopold I of the Holy Roman Empire and Cosimo III de 'Medici, who visited him in 1668 or 1669. Etching and engraving, signed Fiquet, after a drawing by C. Eisen. Manufactured around 1700.

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