Pieter Mulier the Elder
Illustration — Sailing ships in a Breeze • Illustration — A Dutch Ship in a Breeze off a Rocky Coast Pieter Mulier I (ca.1610, Haarlem – 1659, Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Also recorded as Pieter (I) Mulier · Pieter Mulier the elder · Pieter, I Molier · Pieter I Molier
Pieter Mulier the Elder
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- Born
- Pieter Mulier the Elder was born, sources differ on the date (in 1615 and in the 1600s). · Haarlem.
- Died
- Pieter Mulier the Elder died, sources differ on the date (on 26 May 1659 and in 1670). · Haarlem.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Known for
- Fishing boat with the wind in the sails.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Illustration — Sailing ships in a Breeze • Illustration — A Dutch Ship in a Breeze off a Rocky Coast Pieter Mulier I (ca.1610, Haarlem – 1659, Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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Biography
The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Haarlem and Amsterdam. Works named in the authority record are Fishing boat with the wind in the sails. Work by Pieter Mulier the Elder is recorded in the collections of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Rijksmuseum, Frans Hals Museum, Museum Bredius and Royal Museums Greenwich.
According to the RKD, he married in 1635 and became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1638. He was known for Italianate landscapes and seascapes in the manner of Simon de Vlieger and Jan van Goyen. He was the teacher of his son Pieter Mulier II and Frans de Hulst.
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1600
Pieter Mulier the Elder was born on 1 January 1615.
1659
Pieter Mulier the Elder died on 26 May 1659.
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Pieter Mulier the Elder was born at Haarlem.
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Pieter Mulier the Elder died at Haarlem.
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Haarlem.
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Pieter Mulier the Elder was born in Haarlem.
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Pieter Mulier the Elder died in Haarlem.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Pieter (I) Mulier, Pieter Mulier the elder, Pieter, I Molier, Pieter I Molier and Pieter, the elder Mulier. His recorded language was Dutch. One child is recorded: Pieter Mulier.
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Work by Pieter Mulier the Elder is
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Rijksmuseum, Frans Hals Museum and Museum Bredius
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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