Peter van Dievoet
Flemish sculptor and ornamental designer (1661-1729) · Artists · Died at 68
Peter van Dievoet was a Flemish Baroque sculptor, statuary, wood carver and designer of ornamental architectural elements active in Brussels and England.
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![Statue of King James II by van Dievoet[10] and Laurens van der Meulen, Trafalgar Square, London, 1686](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/James_II_Trafalgar_Square_right_side.jpg/1280px-James_II_Trafalgar_Square_right_side.jpg)
Statue of King James II by van Dievoet[10] and Laurens van der Meulen, Trafalgar Square, London, 1686![Studies for a statue of either James II or Charles II. Pen and brown wash, attributed to van Dievoet, in the collection of the British Museum.[11][12][13]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Study_for_a_statue_probably_of_Charles_II_or_James_II_attributed_to_Peter_Van_Dievoet_03.jpg/500px-Study_for_a_statue_probably_of_Charles_II_or_James_II_attributed_to_Peter_Van_Dievoet_03.jpg)
Studies for a statue of either James II or Charles II. Pen and brown wash, attributed to van Dievoet, in the collection of the British Museum.[11][12][13]
Detail of ornamentation of festoons and fruits attributed to van Dievoet (Royal Museums of Art and History).
The White Lamb, by Peter van Dievoet, Rue du Marché aux Herbes/Grasmarkt, Brussels, 1696
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He is known for his work on a number of the Baroque guild houses on the Grand-Place, which was rebuilt after the bombardment of 1695, as well as on the Statue of James II on Trafalgar Square, London, made in collaboration with fellow Flemish sculptor Laurens van der Meulen. He was the half-brother of Philippe van Dievoet, goldsmith to King Louis XIV of France and the uncle of the Parisian printer Guillaume Vandive.
