Pierre-Joseph Witdoeck

He was the son of Franciscus Donatus Witdoeck (1766–1834), a painter and professor of architecture at the Royal Academy, who gave him his first lessons.

In 1824, he accompanied Colonel Bernard Rottiers [nl] on a scientific expedition sponsored by King William I of the Netherlands.

He brought back numerous sketches of architecture and antiquities, notably from the island of Rhodes.

After that, he taught architecture, painting and design at the Jesuit college in Brugelette, in the province of Hainaut.

The Église Sainte-Catherine de Lille [fr] contains a notable representation of the Last Supper, dating from 1843, which is integrated into the altar.