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

Gerard de Lairesse (1640 - 1711)
Gerard de Lairesse
1640 - 1711
Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632 - 1690)
Adam Frans van der Meulen
1632 - 1690
Romain Steppe (1859 - 1927)
Romain Steppe
1859 - 1927
Jef Verheyen (1932 - 1984)
Jef Verheyen
1932 - 1984
Guglielmo Borremans (1672 - 1744)
Guglielmo Borremans
1672 - 1744
Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (1929 - 2008)
Hugo Maurice Julien Claus
1929 - 2008
Auguste Musin (1852 - 1923)
Auguste Musin
1852 - 1923
Peeter Sion (1624 - 1695)
Peeter Sion
1624 - 1695
Louis Dubois (1830 - 1880)
Louis Dubois
1830 - 1880
Constant Montald (1862 - 1944)
Constant Montald
1862 - 1944
Mattheis de Vis (1702 - 1765)
Mattheis de Vis
1702 - 1765
Jan Provoost (1465 - 1529)
Jan Provoost
1465 - 1529
Alexander Adriaenssen (1587 - 1661)
Alexander Adriaenssen
1587 - 1661
Charles Venneman (1802 - 1875)
Charles Venneman
1802 - 1875
Melissa Gordon (1981)
Melissa Gordon
1981
Jean Henri de Coene (1798 - 1866)
Jean Henri de Coene
1798 - 1866

Creators Classicism

Julius Simmonds (1843 - 1924)
Julius Simmonds
1843 - 1924
Orazio Andreoni (1840 - 1895)
Orazio Andreoni
1840 - 1895
Joseph Birbeck I (1862 - ?)
Joseph Birbeck I
1862 - ?
Charles de La Fosse (1636 - 1716)
Charles de La Fosse
1636 - 1716
Alfred Jacob Miller (1810 - 1874)
Alfred Jacob Miller
1810 - 1874
Robert Adam (1728 - 1792)
Robert Adam
1728 - 1792
André-Charles Boulle (1642 - 1732)
André-Charles Boulle
1642 - 1732
Jean-François-Théodore Gechter (1795 - 1844)
Jean-François-Théodore Gechter
1795 - 1844
Adolphe Potter (1835 - 1911)
Adolphe Potter
1835 - 1911
Emil Volkers (1831 - 1905)
Emil Volkers
1831 - 1905
Hendrick Avercamp (1585 - 1634)
Hendrick Avercamp
1585 - 1634
Mary B. Tucker (1784 - 1853)
Mary B. Tucker
1784 - 1853
Albert Emil Kirchner (1813 - 1885)
Albert Emil Kirchner
1813 - 1885
Louis Boullogne (1654 - 1733)
Louis Boullogne
1654 - 1733
Christen Brun (1828 - 1905)
Christen Brun
1828 - 1905
Johannes Schilling (1828 - 1910)
Johannes Schilling
1828 - 1910