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

Firmin Balthazar Verhevick (1874 - 1962)
Firmin Balthazar Verhevick
1874 - 1962
Jacobus Melchior van Herck (1691 - 1735)
Jacobus Melchior van Herck
1691 - 1735
Ferdinand Schirren (1872 - 1944)
Ferdinand Schirren
1872 - 1944
Artus Wolffort (1581 - 1641)
Artus Wolffort
1581 - 1641
Philippe de Champaigne (1602 - 1674)
Philippe de Champaigne
1602 - 1674
Joos de Momper II (1564 - 1635)
Joos de Momper II
1564 - 1635
Jozef Peeters (1895 - 1960)
Jozef Peeters
1895 - 1960
Hans Speckaert (1540 - 1577)
Hans Speckaert
1540 - 1577
Christian Dotremont (1922 - 1979)
Christian Dotremont
1922 - 1979
Antoine Ansiaux (1764 - 1840)
Antoine Ansiaux
1764 - 1840
Jozef Horenbant (1863 - 1956)
Jozef Horenbant
1863 - 1956
Joris Hoefnagel (1542 - 1601)
Joris Hoefnagel
1542 - 1601
Jan Wildens (1586 - 1653)
Jan Wildens
1586 - 1653
Edouard Huberti (1818 - 1880)
Edouard Huberti
1818 - 1880
Berthe Constance Ursule Art (1857 - 1934)
Berthe Constance Ursule Art
1857 - 1934
Frans Hogenberg (1535 - 1590)
Frans Hogenberg
1535 - 1590

Creators Classicism

Florent Willems (1823 - 1905)
Florent Willems
1823 - 1905
József Girsik (1804 - 1857)
József Girsik
1804 - 1857
Friedrich Geselschap (1835 - 1898)
Friedrich Geselschap
1835 - 1898
Maria Margaretha La Fargue (1743 - 1813)
Maria Margaretha La Fargue
1743 - 1813
Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton (1820 - 1891)
Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton
1820 - 1891
Hermann Hultzsch (1837 - 1905)
Hermann Hultzsch
1837 - 1905
Edward Pawłowicz (1825 - 1909)
Edward Pawłowicz
1825 - 1909
Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (1748 - 1810)
Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros
1748 - 1810
Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760 - 1802)
Lemuel Francis Abbott
1760 - 1802
Andreas Ludwig Krüger (1743 - 1822)
Andreas Ludwig Krüger
1743 - 1822
Heinrich Dreber (1822 - 1875)
Heinrich Dreber
1822 - 1875
Pacecco De Rosa (1607 - 1656)
Pacecco De Rosa
1607 - 1656
Carl von Steuben (1788 - 1856)
Carl von Steuben
1788 - 1856
Carl Vilhelm Balsgaard (1812 - 1893)
Carl Vilhelm Balsgaard
1812 - 1893
Nicolas Guy Brenet (1728 - 1792)
Nicolas Guy Brenet
1728 - 1792
Friedrich Eibner (1825 - 1877)
Friedrich Eibner
1825 - 1877
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