 The younger De Gheyn studied in Leiden with Constantijn and Maurits Huygens, who remained lifelong friends.Excepting tours of London in 1618 with the Huygens brothers and Sweden in 1620, De Gheyn lived in the Hague until 1634, when he moved to Utrecht to become canon of St Mary's church (torn down in the 19th century).His engravings became known though the writings of Aernout van Buchel who admired his work.