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

Jacob van der Heyden (1573 - 1645)
Jacob van der Heyden
1573 - 1645
Jef Lambeaux (1852 - 1908)
Jef Lambeaux
1852 - 1908
Jean-Baptiste Roby (1821 - 1910)
Jean-Baptiste Roby
1821 - 1910
John Nost (1660 - 1711)
John Nost
1660 - 1711
Jan Van Hemessen (1500 - 1566)
Jan Van Hemessen
1500 - 1566
Frans Arnold Breuhaus de Groot (1824 - 1875)
Frans Arnold Breuhaus de Groot
1824 - 1875
Gaston Bertrand (1910 - 1994)
Gaston Bertrand
1910 - 1994
Harold Ancart (1980)
Harold Ancart
1980
Theodore-Joseph Canneel (1817 - 1892)
Theodore-Joseph Canneel
1817 - 1892
Adriaen van Stalbemt (1580 - 1662)
Adriaen van Stalbemt
1580 - 1662
Valerius de Sadeler (1867 - 1941)
Valerius de Sadeler
1867 - 1941
Hendrik de Cort (1742 - 1810)
Hendrik de Cort
1742 - 1810
Peeter Gijsels (1621 - 1690)
Peeter Gijsels
1621 - 1690
Théo van Rysselberghe (1862 - 1926)
Théo van Rysselberghe
1862 - 1926
Jan Portielje (1829 - 1908)
Jan Portielje
1829 - 1908
Gustave Léonard de Jonghe (1829 - 1893)
Gustave Léonard de Jonghe
1829 - 1893

Creators Classicism

Ernst Friedrich Rietschel (1804 - 1861)
Ernst Friedrich Rietschel
1804 - 1861
Moïse Jacobber (1786 - 1864)
Moïse Jacobber
1786 - 1864
Ferdinando Vichi (1875 - 1945)
Ferdinando Vichi
1875 - 1945
Heinrich Dreber (1822 - 1875)
Heinrich Dreber
1822 - 1875
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 - 1783)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1736 - 1783
Karl Diebitsch (1899 - 1985)
Karl Diebitsch
1899 - 1985
Johann Friedrich Boettger (1682 - 1719)
Johann Friedrich Boettger
1682 - 1719
Thomas Whitcombe (1763 - 1824)
Thomas Whitcombe
1763 - 1824
Guillaume-Désiré-Joseph Descamps (1779 - 1858)
Guillaume-Désiré-Joseph Descamps
1779 - 1858
Orazio Andreoni (1840 - 1895)
Orazio Andreoni
1840 - 1895
Edward Burch (1730 - 1814)
Edward Burch
1730 - 1814
Henri-Horace Roland Delaporte (1724 - 1793)
Henri-Horace Roland Delaporte
1724 - 1793
Mikhail Ivanovich Terebenyov (1795 - 1864)
Mikhail Ivanovich Terebenyov
1795 - 1864
Chi-chien Wang (1907 - 2003)
Chi-chien Wang
1907 - 2003
Asmus Jacob Carstens (1754 - 1798)
Asmus Jacob Carstens
1754 - 1798
Charles Billich (1934)
Charles Billich
1934
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