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Quick facts
Intro
Engraver from the Northern Netherlands
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Female
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Birth:
22 May 1695(Dokkum, Dongeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands)
Death:
8 October 1768(Amsterdam, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Anna Folkema (22 May 1695 – 8 October 1768), was an 18th-century engraver from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography
She was born in Dokkum as the daughter of Johann Jakob Folkema, a goldsmith. She was the sister of Jacob Folkema. Their father moved the family to Amsterdam, where they ran a family business of making prints.
She died in Amsterdam.
Selected works
- Two children drinking out of a bowl. Folkema Anna 1748. Line.
- Two children and a cat lying on a grassy bank. Folkema Anna 1748. Line.