Johan(n) Gustav Stockenberg (c. 1660 – c. 1710,

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

) was a

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sculptor,

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and

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who worked in

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and mainly in

Reval Tallinn is the capital and most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and administratively lies in the Harju ''maakond'' (co ...

(now Tallinn,

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Life and work

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Stockenberg was born in Sweden (probably in

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) and came to Reval (Tallinn) from

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(

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), where he had moved with his brother in law

Abraham-César Lamoureux Abraham César Lamoureux (c. 1640, Metz – c. April 1692, Copenhagen) was a French sculptor and stonemason who worked in Sweden and in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is best known for creating the first equestrian statue in northern Europe. Life ...

in 1681. He lived on St. Anthony's Hill in Reval and took part in the reconstruction of Saint Mary's Cathedral after it had been severely damaged by fire in 1684. From 1687 he was employed to work on conversions and improvements to

Toompea Castle Toompea castle () is a medieval castle on Toompea hill in the central part of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. In modern times, it houses the Parliament of Estonia (''Riigikogu''). History The Toompea castle's predecessor, an ancient Estoni ...

. In August 1705 he was referred to as ″Königl. Fortifications Bild und Steinhauer″ (royal fortification's sculptor and stonemason). In 1688, he constructed the windows, doors and

stairs Stairs are a structure designed to bridge a large vertical direction, vertical distance between lower and higher levels by dividing it into smaller vertical distances. This is achieved as a diagonal series of horizontal platforms called steps wh ...

for

Maardu Manor Maardu (, ) is a town and a municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area, located about east of the capital city. The town covers an area of 22.76 km2 and has a population of 16,170 (as of 1 January 202 ...

, which brought him into conflict with the

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of masons and

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as he was not a member of the guild. His best known works are several stone

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that were commissioned for prominent people buried in Saint Mary's Cathedral, notably the grave monuments for , as well as the Swedish Field Marshals

Fabian von Fersen Baron Fabian von Fersen (February 7, 1626 – July 30, 1677) was a Swedish general, freelord, field-marshal and governor general of Scania, Halland and Blekinge. He served the Swedish Empire in multiple wars and received appointments Field ...

(crafted by Stockenberg at the end of the 17th century) and Otto Wilhelm von Fersen. Stockenberg died in

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Estonian Baroque sculptors Swedish male sculptors Stone carvers Swedish woodcarvers Stonemasons Baroque sculptors Artists from Tallinn History of Tallinn 1660 births 1710 deaths Year of death uncertain {{Sweden-sculptor-stub