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

Adriaen van Bloemen (1639 - 1697)
Adriaen van Bloemen
1639 - 1697
Philipp Ferdinand de Hamilton (1664 - 1750)
Philipp Ferdinand de Hamilton
1664 - 1750
Gustave Léonard de Jonghe (1829 - 1893)
Gustave Léonard de Jonghe
1829 - 1893
Henry Schouten (1864 - 1927)
Henry Schouten
1864 - 1927
Peter Ykens (1648 - 1695)
Peter Ykens
1648 - 1695
Petrus Johannes van Regemorter (1755 - 1830)
Petrus Johannes van Regemorter
1755 - 1830
Guillaume van der Hecht (1817 - 1891)
Guillaume van der Hecht
1817 - 1891
Frans Wouters (1612 - 1659)
Frans Wouters
1612 - 1659
Louis Pevernagie (1904 - 1970)
Louis Pevernagie
1904 - 1970
Félix Labisse (1905 - 1982)
Félix Labisse
1905 - 1982
Fernand Toussaint (1873 - 1956)
Fernand Toussaint
1873 - 1956
Heinrich Hellhoff (1868 - 1914)
Heinrich Hellhoff
1868 - 1914
Jean-Baptiste Berré (1777 - 1838)
Jean-Baptiste Berré
1777 - 1838
Berlinde de Bruyckere (1964)
Berlinde de Bruyckere
1964
Théodore Cériez (1832 - 1904)
Théodore Cériez
1832 - 1904
Joseph Witterwulghe (1883 - 1967)
Joseph Witterwulghe
1883 - 1967

Creators Classicism

François Jouffroy (1806 - 1882)
François Jouffroy
1806 - 1882
Robert Schleich (1845 - 1934)
Robert Schleich
1845 - 1934
Santi Corsi (1871 - 1900)
Santi Corsi
1871 - 1900
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Robert Schumann
1810 - 1856
Johann Daniel Herz I (1693 - 1754)
Johann Daniel Herz I
1693 - 1754
Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917)
Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
Horace van Ruith (1839 - 1923)
Horace van Ruith
1839 - 1923
Alfred Richard (1824 - 1880)
Alfred Richard
1824 - 1880
Jean Restout (1692 - 1768)
Jean Restout
1692 - 1768
Lorenzo Cassio (1874 - 1925)
Lorenzo Cassio
1874 - 1925
Gioacchino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Gioacchino Rossini
1792 - 1868
Henry Park (1816 - 1871)
Henry Park
1816 - 1871
Cornelis Troost (1696 - 1750)
Cornelis Troost
1696 - 1750
Fedot Ivanovich Shubin (1740 - 1805)
Fedot Ivanovich Shubin
1740 - 1805
Andrew Marvell (1621 - 1678)
Andrew Marvell
1621 - 1678
Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826)
Carl Maria von Weber
1786 - 1826