Hieronymus van der Mij

Hieronymus van der Mij (1687–1761) was an 18th-century portrait painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Portrait of David van Royen, by Hieronymus van der Mij

He was born in Leiden and was a pupil of Willem van Mieris.[1] He became a teacher and later director of the Leidse Tekenacademie, where his pupils were Pieter Catel, Johannes le Francq van Berkhey, Nicolaas Reyers, Nicolaas Rijnenburg, and Hendrik van Velthoven.[1] He died in Leiden.

References
  1. Hieronymus van der Mij in the RKD

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