Background
Dommerson was born in 1833 in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands as Pieter Cornelis Dommershuisen, illegitimate son of Cornelia Dommershuisen.
Dommerson was born in 1833 in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands as Pieter Cornelis Dommershuisen, illegitimate son of Cornelia Dommershuisen.
He is also known as Pieter Cornelis Dommershuijzen and signed his work as Professional Corporation Dommersen, or P.C.Dommershuisen and also Professional Corporation Dommershuizen. He was the elder brother of the painter Cornelis Christiaan Dommersen, also an illegitimately born child (in fact, Cornelia had 4 more illegitimate children). Pieter Cornelis moved from the Netherlands to England in around 1855.