George van der Mijn
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George van der Mijn was an 18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands.
, who was born in London after his father moved there. He is known for portraits and genre works and his pupil was Dirk van Dijl.
Johan van Gool wrote about him, his father, his brothers Robert, Francis
, Andreas and Gerard, and his sister Cornelia who were all good painters. Van Gool mentioned that another brother Willem could have been a good painter, but fell through the ice while skating and died young. He probably discussed his family with George himself, since they were contemporaries in Amsterdam during the period Van Gool was working on his book.
Biography
According to the RKD he was the son of Herman van der MijnHerman van der Mijn
Herman van der Mijn , was an 18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands.-Biography:According to Houbraken he introduced Jan van Nickelen to Jan Frans van Douven....
, who was born in London after his father moved there. He is known for portraits and genre works and his pupil was Dirk van Dijl.
Johan van Gool wrote about him, his father, his brothers Robert, Francis
Frans van der Mijn
Frans van der Mijn , was a 18th century painter from the Northern Netherlands.-Biography:According to the RKD he was the son of Herman van der Mijn and was born when his father moved to Dusseldorf to work for Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine. He influenced the painter James Latham...
, Andreas and Gerard, and his sister Cornelia who were all good painters. Van Gool mentioned that another brother Willem could have been a good painter, but fell through the ice while skating and died young. He probably discussed his family with George himself, since they were contemporaries in Amsterdam during the period Van Gool was working on his book.