Willem van Ingen, or Guilhelmo Den Eersten (1651–1708), was a

Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands which roughly lasted from 1588, when the Dutch Republic was established, to 1672, when the '' Rampjaar'' occurred. During this period, Dutch trade, scientific development ...

painter active in Italy.

Biography

According to Houbraken, he learned to paint in Utrecht and attracted the attention of

Johannes van Neercassel Johannes Baptista van Neercassel (Gorinchem, 1626 – Zwolle, 6 June 1686) served as apostolic vicar of the Dutch Mission, heir of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht, from 1661 to 1686. Life Neercassel was born in Gorinchem, where his fat ...

, who took him along on a trip to

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

. In Rome, he registered in the

Bentvueghels The Bentvueghels (Dutch for "Birds of a Feather") were a society of mostly Dutch and Flemish artists active in Rome from about 1620 to 1720. They are also known as the Schildersbent ("painters' clique"). Activities The members, which incl ...

as ''Guilhelmo den Eersten''. Houbraken goes on to mention that he worked for a year in Rome under Karel Marat, painting in many churches, and then traveled to

Venice Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...

where he worked for Valentin Lefebvre painting on copper after

Paolo Veronese Paolo Caliari (152819 April 1588), known as Paolo Veronese ( , ; ), was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, known for extremely large history paintings of religion and mythology, such as ''The Wedding at Cana (Veronese), The Wedding ...

. He then traveled to

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

before returning to the Netherlands. He is also known as ''Guillelmo van Ingen''. He is known as the teacher of Albert van Spiers (1665–1718),note on Spiers by Christiaan Kramm
/ref> who was the teacher of

Jacob de Wit Jacob de Wit (19 December 1695 – 12 November 1754) was a Dutch artist and interior decorator who painted many religious scenes. Biography Jacob de Wit was born in Amsterdam, and became famous for his door and ceiling paintings. He lived on ...

, decoration painters in Amsterdam.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ingen, Willem Van 1651 births 1708 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Painters from Utrecht (city) Members of the Bentvueghels Pupils of Carlo Maratta