Steen

Steen, JAN (1636-89), Dutch painter, was born at Leyden, and ranks among the best of his school, his works being now highly esteemed. He studied under Van Goyen, whose daughter he married, and the scanty details known of his life prove it to have been a very discreditable one. He became an innkeeper, and practica}ly drank himself to death. As a painter, he was an admirable humorist.