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

Pieter Balten (1527 - 1584)
Pieter Balten
1527 - 1584
Louis (Lodewijk) Tytgadt (1841 - 1918)
Louis (Lodewijk) Tytgadt
1841 - 1918
Jean Milo (1906 - 1993)
Jean Milo
1906 - 1993
Raphael Coxie (1540 - 1616)
Raphael Coxie
1540 - 1616
John Baptiste Medina (1659 - 1710)
John Baptiste Medina
1659 - 1710
Alfred Holler (1888 - 1954)
Alfred Holler
1888 - 1954
Hendrik Frans van Lint (1684 - 1763)
Hendrik Frans van Lint
1684 - 1763
Arthur Lismer (1885 - 1969)
Arthur Lismer
1885 - 1969
Peter Franchois (1606 - 1654)
Peter Franchois
1606 - 1654
Alexander Adriaenssen (1587 - 1661)
Alexander Adriaenssen
1587 - 1661
Rodolphe Paul Marie Wytsman (1860 - 1927)
Rodolphe Paul Marie Wytsman
1860 - 1927
Jozef Cantré (1890 - 1957)
Jozef Cantré
1890 - 1957
Balthasar Beschey (1708 - 1776)
Balthasar Beschey
1708 - 1776
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen (1664 - 1730)
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen
1664 - 1730
Jan van Kessel II (1654 - 1708)
Jan van Kessel II
1654 - 1708
Abraham Willemsens (1605 - 1672)
Abraham Willemsens
1605 - 1672

Creators Classicism

Giulio Bucci (1711 - 1776)
Giulio Bucci
1711 - 1776
Karl August Aerttinger (1803 - 1876)
Karl August Aerttinger
1803 - 1876
Alexis Nicolas Perignon I (1726 - 1782)
Alexis Nicolas Perignon I
1726 - 1782
Helena Skirmunt (1827 - 1874)
Helena Skirmunt
1827 - 1874
Claude Marie Dubufe (1790 - 1864)
Claude Marie Dubufe
1790 - 1864
Frits van Hall (1899 - 1956)
Frits van Hall
1899 - 1956
Charles Cumberworth (1811 - 1852)
Charles Cumberworth
1811 - 1852
 Canaletto (1697 - 1768)
Canaletto
1697 - 1768
Albert Korneck (1813 - 1905)
Albert Korneck
1813 - 1905
Claude Lorrain (1600 - 1682)
Claude Lorrain
1600 - 1682
Ernst Julius Henel (1811 - 1891)
Ernst Julius Henel
1811 - 1891
Christoph Nathe (1753 - 1806)
Christoph Nathe
1753 - 1806
Johann Friedrich Boettger (1682 - 1719)
Johann Friedrich Boettger
1682 - 1719
Leonhard Kern (1588 - 1662)
Leonhard Kern
1588 - 1662
Adolphe Potter (1835 - 1911)
Adolphe Potter
1835 - 1911
André-Jean Le Brun (Lebrun) (1737 - 1811)
André-Jean Le Brun (Lebrun)
1737 - 1811