Johannes Mytens

Mytens became a member of The Hague Guild of Saint Luke in 1642 and helped set up the Confrerie Pictura.

[2] He painted for Dutch royalty and specialized in portraiture, genre pieces, and historical allegories.

Mytens was especially skilled at rendering the clothing of affluent Dutch.

[3] According to the RKD, his students were Nicolaes Lissant, Gerard de Nijst, Adriaen Stalpert van der Wiele, Pouwels van de Velde, Andries Thijsz.

In his 1652 painting of the family of Mr. Willem van den Kerckhoven, the youngest son Pellegrom (leaning against his father's leg) was added later in 1655 (he was not yet born in 1652).