Background
He was the only son of Peter Scheemakers (and grandson of Pieter Scheemaeckers), an eminent sculptor, and Barbara Louisiana Fosse. From 1763 until 1780 he largely exhibited under his father’s name.
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He appears to have been born slightly before their wedding. Whilst talented, he was certainly eclipsed by his father, but it is reasonable to expect that they worked together on several of his father’s larger pieces up until his death (1781). He was a competent sculptor but lacked his father’s flair for design, often leaving the design to be done by others
After his father returned to Belgium (c1779) he continued his workshop, on Vine Street in London.
He inherited his father’s huge fortune in 1782 but appears to have largely squandered this. He did very little sculpture after his father’s death and ceased altogether in 1792.
lieutenant appears that he went bankrupt in 1805, as there is a record of all of his effects being sold. He died in London in 1808 and was buried in Old Saint Pancras Churchyard.
The grave is lost (and was possibly unmarked even from the beginning) and he is not listed on Baroness Burdett Coutts Memorial to the famous graves lost, which stands in the churchyard.
