Johann Gustav Stockenberg
Johan Gustav Stockenberg was a Swedish sculptor, wood carver and stonemason who worked in Sweden, Russia and mainly in Reval.Life and Work
Stockenberg was born in Sweden and came to Reval from Copenhagen, where he had moved with his brother in law Abraham-César Lamoureux 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.
In 1688, he constructed the windows, doors and stairs for Maardu Manor, which brought him into conflict with the guild of masons and sculptors as he was not a member of the guild.
His best known works are several stone sarcophagi 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 and Otto Wilhelm von Fersen.
Stockenberg died in Reval.Literature
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