Classical Landscape Size:medium Probably painted in the mid-1660s

Probably painted in the mid-1660s

In 1689 he moved to Florence to work for prince Ferdinando de' Medici

but could be a British imitation of the Dutch school

drowned tragically in a Venetian canal in 1642

Classical Landscape Size:medium Probably painted in the mid-1660sWilliam Romeyn was born in Haarlem, where he became a pupil of Nicolaes Berchem. He visited Rome in 1650 1, and his works are absolutely typical of the so called 'Dutch Italianate' style. This little evening study places pack animals against a picturesque cityscape reminiscent of the Roman forum. The figures and animals show Romeyn's clear debt to Berchem.