Peter Matthias Van Gelder or Vangelder (1739–1809) was an 18th century British sculptor, architect and builder of Dutch descent.

Life

He was born in

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in 1739 and came to England in the 1750s. He moved to

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and joined the premises of Thomas Carter the Elder as an apprentice stonemason and sculptor. Other contemporary apprentices in the yard included

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. He was paid two guineas a week in this period. Not until 1769 did he attend the

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but quickly impressed, gaining a Silver Medal from the

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in his first year and the Gold Medal for 1771 for his bas-relief "The Choice of Hercules". By 1780 his company had expanded into a high quality building company and had started to undertake prestigious projects in London. He died on 3 September 1809 at his home at Upper Norton Street in London. His will was settled on 19 December 1809 and is held at the National Archives in Kew.

Family

His widow died in 1814.

Works

*Memorial to Mary, Duchess of Montagu at

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(1771) commissioned by

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his finest work *Chimneypiece for the

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(1778) *Monument to Rev John Fulham at

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(1781) *Terrace of houses on north side of

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(1781) *Monument styled as a pyramid to Robert Child at

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(1782) *Houses in Riding House Lane (1786) *Monument to Henry Read at

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(1786) *Monument to Mrs Newland at

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(1786) *Ornamentation at Fishmongers Hall for the

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(1789-1792) - frontage and interior *Two chimneypieces for

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for Sir John Rushout (c.1790) *Terrace of houses at

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(1793) *Plaque in library at

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in Essex (1794) *Monument to Margaret Emma Stephens Lady Orde at

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(1796) *Monument to Henry Southby at Buckland, Berkshire (1796) *Monument to Alexander Hume at

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(1800) *Chimneypieces for Grocers Hall for the

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(1800) *Monument to

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(1800) *Monument to Frances Read at

(1801) *Monument to John Fleming at

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(1802) *Monument to Robert Davies at

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(1802) *Monument to Richard Puleston at

(1804) *Monument to Newton Barton at Broadwater, Sussex (1808) *Chimneypieces for Mr Coutts for his house on Stratton Street in

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(1809) *Memorial to Mrs Frampton in

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(dnk) *Monument to Major

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Restoration

The Montagu monuments in Warkton were restored in 2014.

Gallery

File:FMIB 48861 Hall of the Fishmongers' Company.jpeg, Vangelders interior at Fishmongers Hall File:North Side of Bedford Square - geograph.org.uk - 562540.jpg, North Side of

by Peter Van Gelder

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Gelder, Peter Matthias 1739 births 1809 deaths People from Amsterdam English sculptors