aert schouman or aart schouman was an 18th-century painter from the dutch republic.schouman was born in dordrecht. when 15 years old he served as apprentice to the dordrecht artist adriaan van der burg, along with cornelis greenwood, the son of his teacher for glass etching, frans greenwood. schouman was unusual among painters in that he kept a detailed diary of his professional life from 16 october 1733 to 16 november 1753. he took on his first art pupil in 1733 and continued teaching for the rest of his life. from 1742 until 1792 he was headman of the dordrecht guild of st. luke, and in 175…