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

Jan Provoost (1465 - 1529)
Jan Provoost
1465 - 1529
Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606 - 1684)
Jan Davidsz. de Heem
1606 - 1684
Félicien Rops (1833 - 1898)
Félicien Rops
1833 - 1898
Valerius de Sadeler (1867 - 1941)
Valerius de Sadeler
1867 - 1941
Walter Vaes (1882 - 1958)
Walter Vaes
1882 - 1958
Jan Portielje (1829 - 1908)
Jan Portielje
1829 - 1908
Adolf Karel Maximiliaan Engel (1801 - 1833)
Adolf Karel Maximiliaan Engel
1801 - 1833
Georges Vantongerloo (1886 - 1965)
Georges Vantongerloo
1886 - 1965
Gilles-François Closson (1796 - 1842)
Gilles-François Closson
1796 - 1842
Edmond Paul Marie Verstraeten (1870 - 1956)
Edmond Paul Marie Verstraeten
1870 - 1956
Paul Lauters (Lauteri) (1806 - 1875)
Paul Lauters (Lauteri)
1806 - 1875
Vincent De Vos (1829 - 1875)
Vincent De Vos
1829 - 1875
Hendrick Aerts (1560 - 1603)
Hendrick Aerts
1560 - 1603
Erik Pevernagie (1939)
Erik Pevernagie
1939
Gabriël Grupello (1644 - 1730)
Gabriël Grupello
1644 - 1730
Georges-Léon-Ernest Buysse (1864 - 1916)
Georges-Léon-Ernest Buysse
1864 - 1916

Creators Classicism

Wilhelm Schaffert (XIX century - ?)
Wilhelm Schaffert
XIX century - ?
George Romney (1734 - 1802)
George Romney
1734 - 1802
Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (1748 - 1810)
Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros
1748 - 1810
Edward Pawłowicz (1825 - 1909)
Edward Pawłowicz
1825 - 1909
Rudolph Suhrlandt (1781 - 1862)
Rudolph Suhrlandt
1781 - 1862
Georg Anton Gangyner (1807 - 1876)
Georg Anton Gangyner
1807 - 1876
Friedrich Geselschap (1835 - 1898)
Friedrich Geselschap
1835 - 1898
Louis Léopold Robert (1794 - 1835)
Louis Léopold Robert
1794 - 1835
Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler (1802 - 1848)
Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler
1802 - 1848
Hiacynt Alchimowicz (1841 - 1897)
Hiacynt Alchimowicz
1841 - 1897
Carl Friedrich Heinzmann (1795 - 1846)
Carl Friedrich Heinzmann
1795 - 1846
Fritz Klimsch (1870 - 1960)
Fritz Klimsch
1870 - 1960
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 - 1783)
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1736 - 1783
William Payne (1760 - 1830)
William Payne
1760 - 1830
Giulio Bucci (1711 - 1776)
Giulio Bucci
1711 - 1776
Ivan Petrovich Vitali (1794 - 1855)
Ivan Petrovich Vitali
1794 - 1855
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