Background
He was born in Leiden as the son of Frans van Mieris senior
He was born in Leiden as the son of Frans van Mieris senior
His pupils were Catharina Backer, Abraham Alensoon, and Hieronymous van de Mij. He retired in 1736 because he was partially blind. He died, aged 84, in Leiden.
As an artist, he did not equal his father. van Mieris has works in the Victoria and Albert Museum as well as Cheltenham and Derby Museum and Art Gallery. after the painter
Portrait of Willem van Mieris, painted by Taco Hajo Jeigersma.
He was a member of the Leiden Guild of Saint Luke and a founding member of the Leidse Tekenacademie which opened in 1694.