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

Alexander Joseph Daiwaille (1818 - 1888)
Alexander Joseph Daiwaille
1818 - 1888
Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836 - 1911)
Jules Joseph Lefebvre
1836 - 1911
Helmut Stallaerts (1982)
Helmut Stallaerts
1982
Constant Guillaume Claes (1826 - 1905)
Constant Guillaume Claes
1826 - 1905
Michaelina Wautier (1604 - 1689)
Michaelina Wautier
1604 - 1689
Hans Jordaens I (1555 - 1630)
Hans Jordaens I
1555 - 1630
Peter Ludwig Kühnen (1812 - 1877)
Peter Ludwig Kühnen
1812 - 1877
Paul de Vigne (1843 - 1901)
Paul de Vigne
1843 - 1901
Louis Pevernagie (1904 - 1970)
Louis Pevernagie
1904 - 1970
Gerard de Lairesse (1640 - 1711)
Gerard de Lairesse
1640 - 1711
Guglielmo Borremans (1672 - 1744)
Guglielmo Borremans
1672 - 1744
Roelandt Savery (1576 - 1639)
Roelandt Savery
1576 - 1639
Bram Bogart (1921 - 2012)
Bram Bogart
1921 - 2012
Charles Venneman (1802 - 1875)
Charles Venneman
1802 - 1875
Jean Louis van Kuyck (1821 - 1871)
Jean Louis van Kuyck
1821 - 1871
Rodolphe De Saegher (1871 - 1941)
Rodolphe De Saegher
1871 - 1941

Creators Classicism

Ivan Fomich Khrutsky (1810 - 1885)
Ivan Fomich Khrutsky
1810 - 1885
Thomas Whitcombe (1763 - 1824)
Thomas Whitcombe
1763 - 1824
Antonio Gómez Cros (1809 - 1863)
Antonio Gómez Cros
1809 - 1863
Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)
Friedrich von Schiller
1759 - 1805
Hubert Maurer (1738 - 1818)
Hubert Maurer
1738 - 1818
Johann Carl Schönheit (1730 - 1805)
Johann Carl Schönheit
1730 - 1805
Robert Schleich (1845 - 1934)
Robert Schleich
1845 - 1934
Christoph Nathe (1753 - 1806)
Christoph Nathe
1753 - 1806
Joseph Birbeck I (1862 - ?)
Joseph Birbeck I
1862 - ?
Miklos Barabash (1810 - 1898)
Miklos Barabash
1810 - 1898
Sergei Vasilevich Chekhonin (1878 - 1936)
Sergei Vasilevich Chekhonin
1878 - 1936
Joseph Matthäus Aigner (1818 - 1886)
Joseph Matthäus Aigner
1818 - 1886
Edward Hodges Baily (1788 - 1867)
Edward Hodges Baily
1788 - 1867
Jacques-Louis David (1748 - 1825)
Jacques-Louis David
1748 - 1825
Florent Willems (1823 - 1905)
Florent Willems
1823 - 1905
Claude Lorrain (1600 - 1682)
Claude Lorrain
1600 - 1682
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