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Anna Folkema

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Anna Folkema
Born(1695-05-22)May 22, 1695
Dokkum, Netherlands
DiedOctober 18, 1768(1768-10-18) (aged 73)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Known forEngraving
Two Lutheran churches and two Synagogues of Amsterdam

Anna Folkema (22 May 1695 – 8 October 1768), was an 18th-century engraver from the Northern Netherlands.

Biography

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Folkema was born in Dokkum as the daughter of Johann Jakob Folkema, a goldsmith.[1] She was the sister of Jacob Folkema.[1] Their father moved the family to Amsterdam, where they ran a family business of making prints.[1]

She died in Amsterdam.[1]

Selected works

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  • Two children drinking out of a bowl. Folkema Anna 1748. Line.[2]
  • Two children and a cat lying on a grassy bank. Folkema Anna 1748. Line.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Anna Folkema in the RKD
  2. ^ a b Weitenkamf Frank, Grolier Club. Catalogue of a collection of engravings, etchings and lithographs by women : exhibited at the Grolier Club, 29 East Thirty-Second Street, April 12 to 27, 1901., The De Vinne Press, New York, 1901, pg35. OCLC 460464188
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