Pieter de Molijn (1595–1661)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver born in England.

• He was baptized in the Dutch Reformed Austin Friars church in London.

• Molijn probably traveled to Italy and in 1616.

• He became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.

• He was a contemporary of Jacob Pinas.

• He married Geertuyt Huygen de Bie.

• De Molijn was possibly a student of Esaias van de Velde.

• He taught several students, including Gerard ter Borch the Elder & his son, Jan Coelenbier, Allart van Everdingen, Christian de Hulst, Anthony Molijn, and Jan Wils.

• De Molijn was known for his landscapes, but he also made genre pieces, marine scenes, portraits, and architectural pieces.

• Pieter de Molijn had a son Pieter who also paint quite well, who emigrated to Rome at a young age and became a member of the Bentvueghels with the nickname Tempeest.

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