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

Jan Vercuysse (1948 - 2018)
Jan Vercuysse
1948 - 2018
Jan Verhas (1834 - 1896)
Jan Verhas
1834 - 1896
Catharina Peeters (1615 - 1676)
Catharina Peeters
1615 - 1676
Georges Vantongerloo (1886 - 1965)
Georges Vantongerloo
1886 - 1965
Frans Masereel (1889 - 1972)
Frans Masereel
1889 - 1972
Willem Roelofs (1822 - 1897)
Willem Roelofs
1822 - 1897
Anna Georgievna Staritsky (1908 - 1981)
Anna Georgievna Staritsky
1908 - 1981
Paul-Joseph Bouré (1823 - 1848)
Paul-Joseph Bouré
1823 - 1848
James Thiriar (1889 - 1965)
James Thiriar
1889 - 1965
Jules Victor Genisson (1805 - 1860)
Jules Victor Genisson
1805 - 1860
Ignatius Josephus van Regemorter (1785 - 1873)
Ignatius Josephus van Regemorter
1785 - 1873
Lodewijk de Vadder (1605 - 1655)
Lodewijk de Vadder
1605 - 1655
Jan van Dornicke (1475 - 1527)
Jan van Dornicke
1475 - 1527
Jef Verheyen (1932 - 1984)
Jef Verheyen
1932 - 1984
Joseph Van Lerius (1823 - 1876)
Joseph Van Lerius
1823 - 1876
Balthasar Beschey (1708 - 1776)
Balthasar Beschey
1708 - 1776

Creators Classicism

Adolphe Philippe Millot (1857 - 1921)
Adolphe Philippe Millot
1857 - 1921
Jan de Bray (1627 - 1697)
Jan de Bray
1627 - 1697
William Gowe Ferguson (1632 - 1695)
William Gowe Ferguson
1632 - 1695
Johann Friedrich Boettger (1682 - 1719)
Johann Friedrich Boettger
1682 - 1719
Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716 - 1791)
Étienne Maurice Falconet
1716 - 1791
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880 - 1980)
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
1880 - 1980
Leonhard Kern (1588 - 1662)
Leonhard Kern
1588 - 1662
Gunnar Brynolf Wennerberg I (1823 - 1894)
Gunnar Brynolf Wennerberg I
1823 - 1894
Hubert Le Sueur (1580 - 1660)
Hubert Le Sueur
1580 - 1660
Louis Apol (1850 - 1936)
Louis Apol
1850 - 1936
André Derain (1880 - 1954)
André Derain
1880 - 1954
Ernst Friedrich Rietschel (1804 - 1861)
Ernst Friedrich Rietschel
1804 - 1861
Friedrich Weber (1792 - 1847)
Friedrich Weber
1792 - 1847
Louis-Alexandre Cabié (1853 - 1939)
Louis-Alexandre Cabié
1853 - 1939
Ivan Petrovich Martos (1754 - 1835)
Ivan Petrovich Martos
1754 - 1835
Jean-Louis Grégoire (1840 - 1890)
Jean-Louis Grégoire
1840 - 1890