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

Christian Dotremont (1922 - 1979)
Christian Dotremont
1922 - 1979
Victor Eugène de Papeleu (1810 - 1881)
Victor Eugène de Papeleu
1810 - 1881
Simon Denis (1755 - 1813)
Simon Denis
1755 - 1813
Jan Porcellis (1583 - 1632)
Jan Porcellis
1583 - 1632
Joseph-Laurent Malaine (1745 - 1809)
Joseph-Laurent Malaine
1745 - 1809
Henri Heerbrandt (1912 - 1982)
Henri Heerbrandt
1912 - 1982
George Minne (1866 - 1941)
George Minne
1866 - 1941
Jan van Kessel II (1654 - 1708)
Jan van Kessel II
1654 - 1708
Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759 - 1840)
Pierre-Joseph Redoute
1759 - 1840
Edouard de Bief (1808 - 1882)
Edouard de Bief
1808 - 1882
Jacob Bouttats (1660 - 1718)
Jacob Bouttats
1660 - 1718
Alfred Jean Andre Cluysenaar (1837 - 1902)
Alfred Jean Andre Cluysenaar
1837 - 1902
Jan Van Hemessen (1500 - 1566)
Jan Van Hemessen
1500 - 1566
Frans Wouters (1612 - 1659)
Frans Wouters
1612 - 1659
Joseph van Bredael (1688 - 1739)
Joseph van Bredael
1688 - 1739
Martin Léonce Chabry (1832 - 1883)
Martin Léonce Chabry
1832 - 1883

Creators Classicism

Friedrich Weber (1792 - 1847)
Friedrich Weber
1792 - 1847
Théobald Chartran (1849 - 1907)
Théobald Chartran
1849 - 1907
Aleksandr Ivanovich Terebenev (1815 - 1859)
Aleksandr Ivanovich Terebenev
1815 - 1859
Bela Lyon Pratt (1867 - 1917)
Bela Lyon Pratt
1867 - 1917
Peter Becker (1828 - 1904)
Peter Becker
1828 - 1904
Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners (1883 - 1950)
Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson Berners
1883 - 1950
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806 - 1858)
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
1806 - 1858
Josef Wolf (1820 - 1899)
Josef Wolf
1820 - 1899
Louis-René Vialy (1680 - 1770)
Louis-René Vialy
1680 - 1770
Hermann Gretsch (1895 - 1950)
Hermann Gretsch
1895 - 1950
Jusepe Martínez (1600 - 1682)
Jusepe Martínez
1600 - 1682
Michel Dorigny (1616 - 1665)
Michel Dorigny
1616 - 1665
Friedrich Geselschap (1835 - 1898)
Friedrich Geselschap
1835 - 1898
Otto D. Douglas-Hill (1897 - 1972)
Otto D. Douglas-Hill
1897 - 1972
Peter Hertz (1811 - 1885)
Peter Hertz
1811 - 1885
Henry William Beechey (1753 - 1839)
Henry William Beechey
1753 - 1839
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