Herman van der Myn

(Amsterdam, 1684 - Londra, 1741)

Herman van der Myn was a Flemish painter active in the first half of the 18th century. During his lifetime, he lived and worked in Antwerp, Düsseldorf, and Paris, finally settling in London in 1717. Although he is primarily remembered for his portraits, his paintings of flowers and fruit were also highly esteemed, always executed with great skill, expressiveness, and delicacy; qualities that are all found in our painting.