# Head of a Young Woman

- By: Frans van der Mijn (Düsseldorf, 1719–1783)
- Date: 1756
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: grisaille
- Dimensions: height 53.5 cm x width 42.2 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3956--e02360b1e50b3985630f8a3164d7acd2)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/UpzkO/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Frans van der Mijn was just a child when he moved with his father Herman to London, where he would make a career for himself. This painting is not a portrait, but an idealized, imaginary rendering of a young woman. The use of brown, grey and white tones imitates graphic art. With this painterly device, Van der Mijn showed off his artistic skills.