title: Frans van Mieris the Younger
text: # Frans van Mieris the Younger
  
  Frans van Mieris the Younger (24 November 1689 – 22 October 1763) was a Dutch painter. He was born in Leiden, the son of Willem van Mieris, and continued in the artistic traditions of his grandfather, also named Frans. Willem passed down his painting studio to his son Frans. However, neither Willem nor Frans the Younger achieved the same level of artistic renown as Frans the Elder. Frans the Younger died in Leiden.
  
  ## Works
  
  ### Paintings
  
  * Rev. dr. Cox Macro (1703–1715)
  * Flower (1720)
  * Old Peasant Holding a Jug (1731)
  * Old Man With the Book
  * Three Generations (1742)
  * Portrait of Pieter de la Court (1750)
  * Portrait of Andreas Weiss (1752)
  
  ### Engravings
  
  * Gerard van Loon (c. 1704–1763)
  