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Willem Koekkoek was born in Amsterdam on 3rd January , the son of Hermanus Koekkoek (), a name synonymous with 19th century Dutch painting.

Willem was grandson of Jan Hermanus Koekkoek () and nephew to Barend Cornelis () and Marinus Adrianus () while Johannes Barend Cornelis () was a first cousin. Willem studied under his father Hermanus, a marine painter though adopting town scenes as his favoured subject matter, a field of painting distinct from those of the remaining members of the extended family.

Living in Amsterdam in his youth, Willem like so many of his contemporaries travelled widely in search of commissions and subject matter, in he was living in The Hague and subsequently Utrecht before returning to Amsterdam in In he moved to Nieuwer Amstel and in visited London, returning to Nieuwer Amstel where he died on 20th January Willem Koekkoek had few rivals in the market for town scenes, only Cornelis Springer () and his pupil Adrianus