He also was born at Leyden, that teeming mother of painters.

Frans van Mieris, his father, died at Leyden in 1681; William died at Leyden in 1747.
Above the work of Frans van Mieris I would put that of Gabriel Metsu, another of Dou's pupils, and also a son of Leyden, where he was born in 1630.

Upon Metsu's work Terburg, however, exercised more influence than did Gerard Dou.

"The Music Lesson" and "The Duet" at the National Gallery are good examples of his pleasant painting.

Even better is his work at the Wallace Collection.