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Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech Artist

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech (1591/1592 – September 23, 1624) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, draughtsman and etcher. He is one of the early specialists in the merry company type of subject in Dutch genre painting. His contemporaries named him “Gheestige Willem” (Jolly or spirited William).

Personal facts

Birth date	January 01, 1592
Birth place	Rotterdam
Nationality	Netherlands
Date of death	September 23, 1624
Place of death	Rotterdam

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