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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Frans Pourbus II (1569 - 1622)
Frans Pourbus II
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Herri met de Bles (1510 - 1555)
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1510 - 1555
Franciscus van der Steen (1615 - 1672)
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1615 - 1672
James Thiriar (1889 - 1965)
James Thiriar
1889 - 1965
 Leopold de Cauwer (1831 - 1891)
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1831 - 1891
Frans Snyders (1579 - 1657)
Frans Snyders
1579 - 1657
Hendrik Frans van Lint (1684 - 1763)
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1684 - 1763
Edward Antoon Portielje (1861 - 1949)
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1861 - 1949
Charles Bonier (1814 - 1886)
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1814 - 1886
Jan Porcellis (1583 - 1632)
Jan Porcellis
1583 - 1632
Jan Portielje (1829 - 1908)
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1829 - 1908
Jo Delahaut (1911 - 1992)
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Casparis Haanen (1778 - 1849)
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1778 - 1849
Dirck Vellert (1480 - 1547)
Dirck Vellert
1480 - 1547
Louis Gustave Cambier (1874 - 1949)
Louis Gustave Cambier
1874 - 1949

Creators Classicism

Gustave Garaud (1844 - 1914)
Gustave Garaud
1844 - 1914
Franz Sigrist (1727 - 1803)
Franz Sigrist
1727 - 1803
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
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1835 - 1921
Johann Jakob Falkeisen (1804 - 1883)
Johann Jakob Falkeisen
1804 - 1883
Christoph Nathe (1753 - 1806)
Christoph Nathe
1753 - 1806
Johann Sigmund Hitzelberger (1745 - 1829)
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1745 - 1829
Michel Dorigny (1616 - 1665)
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1616 - 1665
Lorenzo Cassio (1874 - 1925)
Lorenzo Cassio
1874 - 1925
Jean Honore Fragonard (1732 - 1806)
Jean Honore Fragonard
1732 - 1806
Carl Graeb (1816 - 1884)
Carl Graeb
1816 - 1884
Heinrich Kempf (1814 - 1852)
Heinrich Kempf
1814 - 1852
Theodor Franz Zimmermann (1808 - 1880)
Theodor Franz Zimmermann
1808 - 1880
Hugo Spieler (1854 - 1922)
Hugo Spieler
1854 - 1922
Johann Georg Trautmann (1713 - 1769)
Johann Georg Trautmann
1713 - 1769
Hans Jakob Oeri (1782 - 1868)
Hans Jakob Oeri
1782 - 1868
Philipp Ludwig Herrmann (1841 - 1894)
Philipp Ludwig Herrmann
1841 - 1894
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