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 Wildens (1586 - 1653)
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Henry de Groux (1866 - 1930)
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Bartholomäus Spranger (1546 - 1611)
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Jules Victor Genisson (1805 - 1860)
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Jean Baptiste de Jonghe (1785 - 1844)
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Artus Wolffort (1581 - 1641)
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Peter Adolf Hall (1739 - 1793)
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Georges-Léon-Ernest Buysse (1864 - 1916)
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Jan van Beers (1852 - 1927)
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Nicolas Eekman (1889 - 1973)
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Johannes Wierix (1549 - 1620)
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Pieter Balten (1527 - 1584)
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Theodoor Verhaegen (1700 - 1759)
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Euphrosine Beernaert (1831 - 1901)
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Francois-Joseph Navez (1787 - 1869)
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Creators Classicism

Hans Jakob Oeri (1782 - 1868)
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Louis Boullogne (1654 - 1733)
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Vigilius Eriksen (1722 - 1782)
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1722 - 1782
Alexandre René Véron (1826 - 1897)
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1826 - 1897
Julius Simmonds (1843 - 1924)
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1843 - 1924
Ivan Akimovich Akimov (1754 - 1814)
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Frits van Hall (1899 - 1956)
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1899 - 1956
Marcantonio Franceschini (1648 - 1729)
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1648 - 1729
Jean Metzinger (1883 - 1956)
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1883 - 1956
Antonio De Simone (1851 - 1907)
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1851 - 1907
Heinrich Iser (1869 - 1932)
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1869 - 1932
François Joseph Bosio (1768 - 1845)
François Joseph Bosio
1768 - 1845
Anders Monsen Askevold (1834 - 1900)
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1834 - 1900
Jean-François-Théodore Gechter (1795 - 1844)
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1795 - 1844
Georg Engelhardt (1823 - 1883)
Georg Engelhardt
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Johann Dominik Mahlknecht (1793 - 1876)
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