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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Jan Cossiers (1600 - 1671)
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Berlinde de Bruyckere (1964)
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Charles Venneman (1802 - 1875)
Charles Venneman
1802 - 1875
Walter Vaes (1882 - 1958)
Walter Vaes
1882 - 1958
Joseph-Benoît Suvée (1743 - 1807)
Joseph-Benoît Suvée
1743 - 1807
Isidore Meyers (1836 - 1916)
Isidore Meyers
1836 - 1916
Franz van Severdonck (1809 - 1889)
Franz van Severdonck
1809 - 1889
Francis Alÿs (1959)
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1959
Adriaen van Nieulandt (1587 - 1658)
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1587 - 1658
Leopold Fissette (1814 - 1899)
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1814 - 1899
Gilles-François Closson (1796 - 1842)
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1796 - 1842
Armand Apol (1879 - 1950)
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1879 - 1950
Henry de Groux (1866 - 1930)
Henry de Groux
1866 - 1930
Emile van Doren (1865 - 1949)
Emile van Doren
1865 - 1949
Dirck Vellert (1480 - 1547)
Dirck Vellert
1480 - 1547

Creators Classicism

Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - 1865)
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1786 - 1865
Pietro Metastasio (1698 - 1782)
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1698 - 1782
Carl Frithjof Smith (1859 - 1917)
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1859 - 1917
Ivan Ivanovich Bel'sky (1719 - 1799)
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1719 - 1799
Gabriel Revel (1643 - 1712)
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1643 - 1712
Georg Heinrich Joseph Schwabe (1847 - 1924)
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1847 - 1924
Marie-Victoire Lemoine (1754 - 1820)
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1754 - 1820
Friedrich Weber (1792 - 1847)
Friedrich Weber
1792 - 1847
Hans Jakob Oeri (1782 - 1868)
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1782 - 1868
Karl Adolf Gugel (1820 - 1885)
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1820 - 1885
 Canaletto (1697 - 1768)
Canaletto
1697 - 1768
Adolf Dressler (1833 - 1881)
Adolf Dressler
1833 - 1881
Georges-Emile Lebacq (1876 - 1950)
Georges-Emile Lebacq
1876 - 1950
Auguste Clésinger (1814 - 1883)
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1814 - 1883
Jan Rustem (1762 - 1835)
Jan Rustem
1762 - 1835
Alexis Nicolas Perignon I (1726 - 1782)
Alexis Nicolas Perignon I
1726 - 1782
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