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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1981
Emile van Doren (1865 - 1949)
Emile van Doren
1865 - 1949
Félicien Rops (1833 - 1898)
Félicien Rops
1833 - 1898
Marc Robbroeckx (1950)
Marc Robbroeckx
1950
Jan Portielje (1829 - 1908)
Jan Portielje
1829 - 1908
Joris Hoefnagel (1542 - 1601)
Joris Hoefnagel
1542 - 1601
Gerhard von Graevenitz (1934 - 1983)
Gerhard von Graevenitz
1934 - 1983
Frans van Stampart (1675 - 1750)
Frans van Stampart
1675 - 1750
Peeter Gijsels (1621 - 1690)
Peeter Gijsels
1621 - 1690
Michel Seuphor (1901 - 1999)
Michel Seuphor
1901 - 1999
Pieter van Avont (1600 - 1652)
Pieter van Avont
1600 - 1652
Arthur Willaert (1875 - 1942)
Arthur Willaert
1875 - 1942
Ferdinand Marinus (1808 - 1890)
Ferdinand Marinus
1808 - 1890
Roelandt Savery (1576 - 1639)
Roelandt Savery
1576 - 1639
Jan van der Straet (1523 - 1605)
Jan van der Straet
1523 - 1605
Gilles-François Closson (1796 - 1842)
Gilles-François Closson
1796 - 1842

Creators Classicism

Marie-Victoire Lemoine (1754 - 1820)
Marie-Victoire Lemoine
1754 - 1820
 Canaletto (1697 - 1768)
Canaletto
1697 - 1768
Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret (1782 - 1863)
Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret
1782 - 1863
André-Charles Boulle (1642 - 1732)
André-Charles Boulle
1642 - 1732
Iakov Luchanskii (1876 - 1978)
Iakov Luchanskii
1876 - 1978
Paul Moreau-Vauthier (1871 - 1936)
Paul Moreau-Vauthier
1871 - 1936
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Pochechueva (XX century)
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Pochechueva
XX century
Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - 1865)
Utagawa Kunisada
1786 - 1865
Guillaume De Groot (1839 - 1922)
Guillaume De Groot
1839 - 1922
Lukas Stipperger (1755 - 1806)
Lukas Stipperger
1755 - 1806
Domenico Cimarosa (1749 - 1801)
Domenico Cimarosa
1749 - 1801
Giuseppe Bottani (1717 - 1784)
Giuseppe Bottani
1717 - 1784
Ivan Petrovich Martos (1754 - 1835)
Ivan Petrovich Martos
1754 - 1835
Albert Berg (1825 - 1884)
Albert Berg
1825 - 1884
William Baillie (1752 - 1799)
William Baillie
1752 - 1799
Albert Christian Friedrich Woebcke (1896 - 1980)
Albert Christian Friedrich Woebcke
1896 - 1980
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