Martinus Schouman (1770– 1848) was a 19th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Self portrait of Martinus Schouman
The Dutch and English fleets meet on the way to Boulogne, 1805

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Schouman was born in Dordrecht. According to the RKD he was the pupil and grandnephew of Aert Schouman and the brother of Aert II.[1] His pupils were Pieter Arnout Dijxhoorn, Jan de Greef (1784-1834), Pieter Martinus Gregoor, Matthijs Quispel, Johannes Christiaan Schotel, and his son Izaak Schouman.[1] He is known for marines and landscapes and was a member of the Dordrecht artist's society Pictura and the Royal society of the fine arts in Brussels.[1] He died in Breda.

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