Peter Scheemakers II (1691 - 1781)

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Peter Scheemakers II

Peter Scheemakers the Younger was a Flemish sculptor considered the founder of modern sculpture in England.

He trained under his sculptor father in Antwerp, and came to England around 1721 and created tombstones and garden sculpture in a restrained classical style. In 1728 Scheemakers traveled to Rome to study sculpture and, returning to London in 1730, earned a reputation as one of the outstanding sculptors of his day.

In 1741 he executed his most famous work, a monument to William Shakespeare in Westminster Abbey.

Date and place of birt:16 january 1691, Antwerp, Belgium
Date and place of death:12 september 1781, Antwerp, Belgium
Nationality:Belgium
Period of activity: XVIII century
Specialization:Artist, Sculptor
Genre:Portrait sculpture
Art style:Classicism

Creators Belgium

Anne Rosat (1935)
Anne Rosat
1935
Frans Floris I (1516 - 1570)
Frans Floris I
1516 - 1570
Cornelis Mahu (1613 - 1689)
Cornelis Mahu
1613 - 1689
Frédéric Théodore Faber (1782 - 1844)
Frédéric Théodore Faber
1782 - 1844
Sebastian Vrancx (1573 - 1647)
Sebastian Vrancx
1573 - 1647
Alexander Keirinks (1600 - 1652)
Alexander Keirinks
1600 - 1652
Gijsbrecht Leytens (1586 - 1656)
Gijsbrecht Leytens
1586 - 1656
Antoine Brice (1752 - 1817)
Antoine Brice
1752 - 1817
Joseph van Bredael (1688 - 1739)
Joseph van Bredael
1688 - 1739
Alexander Adriaenssen (1587 - 1661)
Alexander Adriaenssen
1587 - 1661
Ferdinand Schirren (1872 - 1944)
Ferdinand Schirren
1872 - 1944
Joseph Lacasse (1894 - 1975)
Joseph Lacasse
1894 - 1975
Romain Steppe (1859 - 1927)
Romain Steppe
1859 - 1927
Abraham Teniers (1629 - 1670)
Abraham Teniers
1629 - 1670
Bartholomeus van Bassen (1590 - 1652)
Bartholomeus van Bassen
1590 - 1652
Michel Marie Charles Verlat (1824 - 1890)
Michel Marie Charles Verlat
1824 - 1890

Creators Classicism

Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys (1829 - 1904)
Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys
1829 - 1904
Peter Becker (1828 - 1904)
Peter Becker
1828 - 1904
Georg Heinrich Joseph Schwabe (1847 - 1924)
Georg Heinrich Joseph Schwabe
1847 - 1924
Edmund Friedrich Kanoldt (1845 - 1904)
Edmund Friedrich Kanoldt
1845 - 1904
Friedrich Wilhelm Völcker (1799 - 1870)
Friedrich Wilhelm Völcker
1799 - 1870
Giambettino Cignaroli (1706 - 1770)
Giambettino Cignaroli
1706 - 1770
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Chatelain (1710 - 1758)
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Chatelain
1710 - 1758
Franz Xaver von Hofstetten (1811 - 1883)
Franz Xaver von Hofstetten
1811 - 1883
Eugene de Blaas (1843 - 1931)
Eugene de Blaas
1843 - 1931
Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781 - 1841)
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
1781 - 1841
Jean-Baptiste Defernex (1728 - 1783)
Jean-Baptiste Defernex
1728 - 1783
Albert Korneck (1813 - 1905)
Albert Korneck
1813 - 1905
Philipp Ludwig Herrmann (1841 - 1894)
Philipp Ludwig Herrmann
1841 - 1894
Karl Philipp Spierincks (1609 - 1639)
Karl Philipp Spierincks
1609 - 1639
Emile-Rene Menard (1862 - 1930)
Emile-Rene Menard
1862 - 1930
Lee Oscar Lawrie (1877 - 1963)
Lee Oscar Lawrie
1877 - 1963
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