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| Herman van der Myn Bacchante 1719 oil on panel private collection |
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| Herman van der Myn Woman with a Dog 1719 oil on panel Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| Herman van der Myn Tamar before 1741 oil on panel private collection |
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| Herman van der Myn Ammon and Tamar ca. 1725 oil on panel Colchester and Ipswich Museums, Essex |
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| Herman van der Myn Danaë ca. 1725 oil on panel Colchester and Ipswich Museums, Essex |
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| Herman van der Myn Venus and Ceres before 1741 oil on panel private collection |
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| Herman van der Myn The Hat of Freedom before 1741 oil on panel private collection |
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| Herman van der Myn Portrait of a Woman as Flora before 1741 oil on panel private collection |
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| Herman van der Myn Portrait of Barbara Janssens at the Organ 1726 oil on panel private collection |
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| Herman van der Myn Portrait of Carew Hervey Mildmay 1733 oil on canvas Government Art Collection, London |
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| Herman van der Myn Portrait of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos ca. 1725 oil on canvas National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Herman van der Myn Portrait of Lady Sophia Bentinck, Duchess of Kent 1731 oil on canvas National Trust, Belton House, Lincolnshire |
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| Herman van der Myn Portrait of Charlotte Myddelton, Countess of Warwick 1726 oil on canvas National Trust, Chirk Castle, Wales |
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| Herman van der Myn Portrait of Queen Caroline of Ansbach with her son William, Duke of Cumberland 1730 oil on canvas Orleans House Gallery, London |
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| Herman van der Myn Portrait of William IV, Prince of Orange 1737 oil on canvas private collection |
"Herman van der Mijn [or van der Myn] was a pupil of Ernst Stuven (1660-1712) and lived in Amsterdam, then in Antwerp (1712-13), and finally in Düsseldorf, where he worked for the Elector Palatine, until the Prince died in 1716. He then returned to Antwerp, before working in Paris, where he gained the patronage of the Duke d'Orléans until invited to London in 1721. He was favoured by the Earl of Exeter, Lord Cadogan and Sir Gregory Page, and established a prosperous practice, particularly in the execution of small portraits. Despite gaining the patronage of Queen Caroline in 1727, his extravagant lifestyle and large family – several of whom, George, Gerard and Robert became painters in succession to their father – ultimately resulted in great debts. This association was severed temporarily when one of his paintings was refused in 1727/8 but, happily for the artist's stricken finances, restored upon the arrival of Prince William IV of Orange Nassau. He went with the Prince and Princess to the Netherlands, and he was working at the palace of Het Loo in 1736. Apparently he soon fell out of favour with his patron and returned to London, where he died."
– from biographical notes published by Philip Mould Ltd, London