Willem Romeyn (c. 1624 – c. 1694)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.
• According to the RKD, Romeyn was a pupil of Nicolaes Berchem in Haarlem in 1642.

• His first dated works are from 1645, and his last dated work is from 1694.

• From 1646 onwards, he became a member of the Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke.

• In 1650–1651, he travelled to Rome.

• He returned to Haarlem and the guild there, where he was "vinder" in 1659 along with Frans de Hulst (deacon was Thomas Wijck).

• In 1661, he was the "oud-vinder", while Frans de Hulst was deacon and Jacob de Wet was vinder.

• His landscapes often show grazing animals – particularly cattle and sheep.

• Wilhelm von Kobell was his follower.

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