April 6, 2015 Frans van Mieris the Elder Old Soldier Holding a Pipe Frans van Mieris, Old Soldier Holding a Pipe, c. 1655/7, oil on panel, 7 1/2 x 6 1/5″ Frans van Mieris the Elder created Old Soldier Holding a Pipe early in his career, when he was only twenty years old. Read more