Lodewyk Royer

Place: Mechelen

Born: 1793

Death: 1868

Biography:

Louis Royer (19 June 1793 – 5 June 1868), also Lodewyk Royer, was a Flemish sculptor who worked in the Netherlands where he received many commissions from the royal family and for public statues. He was born in Mechelen where he first studied at the local Academy and from 1810 in the studio of Jan Frans van Geel. Royer was during his lifetime the most important sculptor in the Netherlands. He was known as the 'Canova of the Netherlands' and later he was simply referred to as 'the sculptor'. He was born in Mechelen where he first studied at the local Academy and from 1810 in the studio of Jan Frans van Geel. Royer was during his lifetime the most important sculptor in the Netherlands. He was known as the 'Canova of the Netherlands' and later he was simply referred to as 'the sculptor'.