Willem Steelink Jr.

Willem Steelink Jr. (16 July 1856, Amsterdam – 27 November 1928, Voorburg) was a Dutch painter and graphic artist, associated with the Laren School.

His father, also named Willem [nl], was a well-known painter and engraver who gave him his first lessons.

In 1880, he visited the moors around Gooi and began to paint in the style of the Hague School.

[1] He continued to move about, living in Hilversum, Scherpenzeel and Laren before settling in The Hague.

[1] Later, he did illustrations, mostly for historical works and children's books, but also for an edition of the New Testament in Sundanese.