Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans

Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans was a painter and illustrator born in Brussels, United Kingdom of the Netherlands on June 28, 1816. He was the son of Josse-Joseph Coomans (1787-1868), inspector of registration and estates and author of novels and poetry, and Cécile Lesprit (1792-1871). He was known as one of Belgium's most celebrated 19th-century painters of historic subjects, genre scenes, and landscapes.