Edmond De Schampheleer

Edmond De Schampheleer (21 July 1824, in Brussels – 12 March 1899, in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek) was a Belgian landscape painter and engraver.

Biography
After completing his studies with Eugène-François de Block in Antwerp, he set himself up as a landscape painter; taking a realistic approach, derived from Théodore Fourmois and the French artists of the Barbizon School. He also combined plein aire techniques with large-scale painting in his studio.

He undertook a number of journeys in search of motifs; visiting Bavaria, the Netherlands and France, where he associated with the artists in Barbizon. It would appear, however, that his favorite area was Oosterbeek in Gelderland; a site where many painters congregated. His style increasingly came to resemble that of the 17th century Dutch artists. He also liked to paint in the vicinity of Genk. There, together with Théodore Baron, Fourmois, Alphonse Asselbergs, Edmond Tschaggeny and Franz Courtens, he was part of what came to be known as the Genkse School.

He was a close friend of the animal painter, Edmond De Pratere. His students included Clemens Van den Broeck (1843-1922) and Euphrosine Beernaert. The works of Louis Pulinckx (1843-1910) display his influence.

Together with Charles de Groux, Henri-Joseph Duwée (1810-1884), Félicien Rops, Camille van Camp and Otto Von Thoren, he illustrated the Contes Brabançons, by Charles De Coster. Later, he was also one of the illustrators for De Coster's Les Légendes Flamandes.

In 1869, he was named a Knight in the Order of Leopold.