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

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Anna Folkema
Born	(1695-05-22)May 22, 1695 Dokkum, Netherlands
Died	October 18, 1768(1768-10-18) (aged 73) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Known for	Engraving

Biography

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

• 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

External links

• Media related to Anna Folkema at Wikimedia Commons
• Anna Folkema on 1001 Vrouwen uit de Nederlandse geschiedenis

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