Willem Buytewech | |
|---|---|
 Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech | |
| Born | Willem Pietersz 1591/2 |
| Died | September 23, 1624 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech (1591/92 – September 23, 1624) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, draughtsman and etcher. He is one of the early specialists in the merry company type of subject in Dutch genre painting. His contemporaries named him “Gheestige Willem” (Jolly or spirited William).