Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans

Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans
Self-portrait with son Oscar
Born
Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans

(1816-06-28)28 June 1816
Brussels, Belgium
Died31 December 1889(1889-12-31) (aged 73)
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
EducationAntwerp Academy
Known forPainting
Notable workAttila's Last Charge in the Plains of Châlons-sur-Marne
MovementAcademicism, Romanticism, Neo-Pompeianism
Spouse(s)Zoé van Male de Brachene, Adelaïde Lacroix
AwardsVermeil Medal, Brussels

Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans (June 28, 1816 – December 31, 1889) was a painter and illustrator born in Brussels, United Kingdom of the Netherlands. 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.

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