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

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Florent Mols
1811 - 1896
Marc Eemans (1907 - 1998)
Marc Eemans
1907 - 1998
Omer Dierickx (1862 - 1939)
Omer Dierickx
1862 - 1939
Michael Borremans (1963)
Michael Borremans
1963
George Minne (1866 - 1941)
George Minne
1866 - 1941
Alfred Elsen (1850 - 1914)
Alfred Elsen
1850 - 1914
Jacques Calonne (1930 - 2022)
Jacques Calonne
1930 - 2022
Jean Louis van Kuyck (1821 - 1871)
Jean Louis van Kuyck
1821 - 1871
Karel Breydel (1678 - 1744)
Karel Breydel
1678 - 1744
Gustave Singier (1909 - 1984)
Gustave Singier
1909 - 1984
Chantal Michel (1968)
Chantal Michel
1968
Bartholomäus Spranger (1546 - 1611)
Bartholomäus Spranger
1546 - 1611
Jacob Jordaens (1593 - 1678)
Jacob Jordaens
1593 - 1678
François Stroobant (1819 - 1916)
François Stroobant
1819 - 1916
Anna Georgievna Staritsky (1908 - 1981)
Anna Georgievna Staritsky
1908 - 1981
Antoine Ansiaux (1764 - 1840)
Antoine Ansiaux
1764 - 1840

Creators Classicism

Alfred Jacob Miller (1810 - 1874)
Alfred Jacob Miller
1810 - 1874
Alphonse Balat (1818 - 1895)
Alphonse Balat
1818 - 1895
Pierre Bernard (1704 - 1777)
Pierre Bernard
1704 - 1777
Augustin Christian Ritt (1765 - 1799)
Augustin Christian Ritt
1765 - 1799
Elmar Hillebrand (1925 - 2016)
Elmar Hillebrand
1925 - 2016
Julius Scheurer (1859 - 1913)
Julius Scheurer
1859 - 1913
Benjamin Barker (1776 - 1838)
Benjamin Barker
1776 - 1838
Wu Zuoren (1908 - 1997)
Wu Zuoren
1908 - 1997
Hubert Le Sueur (1580 - 1660)
Hubert Le Sueur
1580 - 1660
Cesare Lapini (1848 - 1893)
Cesare Lapini
1848 - 1893
Alexis Nicolas Perignon I (1726 - 1782)
Alexis Nicolas Perignon I
1726 - 1782
Matteo Baccelli (1770 - 1850)
Matteo Baccelli
1770 - 1850
Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759 - 1817)
Julius Caesar Ibbetson
1759 - 1817
Christian Friedrich Deiker (1792 - 1843)
Christian Friedrich Deiker
1792 - 1843
Pierre Corneille (1606 - 1684)
Pierre Corneille
1606 - 1684
Anton Radl (1774 - 1852)
Anton Radl
1774 - 1852
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