Herman van der Mijn

Herman van der Mijn ( in England Vandermijn ) (* 1684 in Amsterdam, † 1741 in London) was a Dutch painter who is best known for his portraits, flowers and history paintings. He was a student of Ernst Stuvens.

Up to the age of 28 he lived in his native town. 1712 he moved to Antwerp and next year to Dusseldorf, where he worked until the death of Wilhelm as the court painter of the Palatinate in 1716.

He returned to his death, first to Antwerp and moved back from there to Paris, where he won the patronage of the Duke of Orleans. On an invitation, he moved to London in 1721. Here he conducted a thriving painting workshop, which made ​​itself frequently with small-format portraits a name. Despite this success were the Van Mijns often precarious financial situation, what the large family as well as his extravagant lifestyle had share.

In order to escape an arrest for debt, he left London in 1736 and returned to the Netherlands, where he worked for William IV of Orange- Nassau. 1741, he died during a re- visit England.

Five of his sons were also painters. His pupils included the painter Jacoba Maria van Nikkelen.