Coomans Joseph

Date/place of birth

28. June 1816 BrusselsBelgium

Day/place of death

31. December 1889 Boulogne-BillancourFrance

Coomans Joseph - biography

The Belgian history and genre painter Pierre Joseph Coomans was commissioned by Queen Louise-Marie of Orleans to follow the French army in Algeria in 1843-45, where he met the military painter Horace Vernet. In 1854 and 1855 he served General Aimable Pélissier in the Crimean War as a military painter. During this period, Coomans painted both Orientalist-style paintings with Algerian motifs and battle scenes, which he exhibited successfully at international salons.

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