Scheemakers, Peter

has biography | a une biographie: Flemish sculptor active in London in the eighteenth century. Son of a significant Flemish sculptor based in Antwerp, Scheemakers moved to London in 1720, and was mentored by other Flemish sculptors. His success arrived after he undertook a well-advertised trip to Italy to acquire classical expertise. Some of his notable works include a statue of Shakespeare within the Westminster cathedral; a statue of King William III in Kingston-upon-Hull; the statue of Thomas Guy at Guy's Hospital and two statues of Robert Clive and Stringer Lawrence at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in London.
was born | est né: 16 January 1691
died in | est mort par: 12 September 1781
has nationality | a la nationalité: Southern Netherlands
has type | est de type: artist

is referred to by | est référencé par: Wikipedia; Art UK; National Portrait Gallery; British Library, 'Remembering Stringer Lawrence & forgetting Robert Clive' (2023); Wells, S. Scheemakers, Peter. In An A-Z Guide to Shakespeare. : Oxford University Press [Paywall]. Retrieved 6 Apr. 2024; Roscoe, Ingrid. “Peter Scheemakers,” The Volume of the Walpole Society, 61 (1999): 163–304 [Paywall]

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Items with "was produced by | a été produit par: Scheemakers, Peter"
Equestrian statue of William III, Glasgow
Equestrian statue of William III, Hull
Statue of King Edward VI, St Thomas' Hospital
Statue of Robert Clive, in FCO London
Statue of Thomas Guy, Guys Hospital