Jørgen Skeel
Jacob Folkema
1746
Medium
Kobberstik
Classification
Kobberstik
Department
Den Kongelige Kobberstiksamling
Museum
SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
Credit
SMK — Statens Museum for Kunst
Accession Number
KKSgb29077
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
KobberstikGrafik
About the Artist
Jacob Folkema · 1692–1767
Jacob Folkema (1692–1767) was a Dutch engraver whose prolific output and technical excellence made him one of the most important printmakers in eighteenth-century Amsterdam. Born in Dokkum, Friesland, in 1692, Folkema first received instruction from his father, goldsmith Johann Jakob Folkema, before studying under Bernard Picart in Amsterdam, one of the period's most renowned engravers. This train...