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

Edgard Tytgat (1879 - 1957)
Edgard Tytgat
1879 - 1957
Eugène Laermans (1864 - 1940)
Eugène Laermans
1864 - 1940
Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603)
Maerten de Vos
1532 - 1603
Nicaise de Keyser (1813 - 1887)
Nicaise de Keyser
1813 - 1887
Jean-François Verheyden (1806 - 1889)
Jean-François Verheyden
1806 - 1889
Georges Lemmen (1865 - 1916)
Georges Lemmen
1865 - 1916
Franz van Severdonck (1809 - 1889)
Franz van Severdonck
1809 - 1889
Casparis Haanen (1778 - 1849)
Casparis Haanen
1778 - 1849
Laurent Delvaux (1696 - 1778)
Laurent Delvaux
1696 - 1778
Sophie Rude (1797 - 1867)
Sophie Rude
1797 - 1867
Eugène Siberdt (1851 - 1931)
Eugène Siberdt
1851 - 1931
Jan Antoon Neuhuys (1832 - 1891)
Jan Antoon Neuhuys
1832 - 1891
Alexander Adriaenssen (1587 - 1661)
Alexander Adriaenssen
1587 - 1661
Jean-Joseph Delvin (1853 - 1922)
Jean-Joseph Delvin
1853 - 1922
Théo van Rysselberghe (1862 - 1926)
Théo van Rysselberghe
1862 - 1926
Georges-Emile Lebacq (1876 - 1950)
Georges-Emile Lebacq
1876 - 1950

Creators Classicism

Moïse Jacobber (1786 - 1864)
Moïse Jacobber
1786 - 1864
Philipp Ludwig Herrmann (1841 - 1894)
Philipp Ludwig Herrmann
1841 - 1894
Jacob van Campen (1596 - 1657)
Jacob van Campen
1596 - 1657
Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764 - 1850)
Johann Gottfried Schadow
1764 - 1850
Benedetto da Rovezzano (1474 - 1554)
Benedetto da Rovezzano
1474 - 1554
Cesare Lapini (1848 - 1893)
Cesare Lapini
1848 - 1893
Carl Hans Bernewitz (1858 - 1934)
Carl Hans Bernewitz
1858 - 1934
Carl Wilhelm Nicolaus Becker (1817 - ?)
Carl Wilhelm Nicolaus Becker
1817 - ?
Clara Lobedan (1840 - 1917)
Clara Lobedan
1840 - 1917
Lee Oscar Lawrie (1877 - 1963)
Lee Oscar Lawrie
1877 - 1963
Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg (1805 - 1867)
Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg
1805 - 1867
Laurent de La Hyre (1606 - 1656)
Laurent de La Hyre
1606 - 1656
John Graham Lough (1798 - 1876)
John Graham Lough
1798 - 1876
Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716 - 1791)
Étienne Maurice Falconet
1716 - 1791
Anthonie Eleonore Christensen (1849 - 1926)
Anthonie Eleonore Christensen
1849 - 1926
Vigilius Eriksen (1722 - 1782)
Vigilius Eriksen
1722 - 1782
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