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HERMAN VAN DER MIJN (Dutch 1684-1741) A PAINTING, "Portrait of an English Lady with an Apple," 1723, oil on canvas, signed and dated L/R, "H. Vander-Myn/ 1723;" 29 1/2'' x 24 1/4'', framed 37 1/4'' x 32''. Note: Herman van der Mijn (or Vander-Myn) was a Dutch painter from Amsterdam who travelled and practiced in the Low Countries, the Germany states and  England. Early in his career his was a court painter to Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine in Dusseldorf, but in 1717 he travelled to London and it was there that he spent most of the rest of his life. He specialized in floral still lifes and portraits and also taught painting to members of the British royal family of George II, notably his wife, Queen Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and his daughter, Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange.