DANIEL, a Dutch painter, was born at the Hague towards the close of the sixteenth century. He formed his style on the principles of Rubens, and grew particularly excellent in inserting warmly-tinted landscapes in the backgrounds of his portraits. He is found at the court of James I. of England as early as 1618. On the accession of Charles I. in 1625, the office of court painter was conferred upon him, and he began to execute those fine portraits still to be seen at Hampton Court. The ar-Mythology, rival of Vandyck in 1632 diminished his success, and induced him to return to his native land, after having caught that great master's graceful style of painting costumes. The last notice of Mytens represents him as painting the ceiling of the town-hall at the Hague in 1656. Daniel Mytens had a son of the same name, who was also a painter.