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Simon Fokke

?–1784

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Simon Fokke (1712–1784) was a Dutch designer, etcher, and engraver. Born in Amsterdam, he was a pupil of J. C. Philips, and was chiefly employed by booksellers to engrave small portraits and vignettes. He died in Amsterdam in 1784. His works include:His own Portrait; after himself. A View of the Port of Leghorn; after Vernet. A View near Narni, in Lombardy; after the same. Six plates of Dutch Views, with Rivers, Ships, and Skaters; after Avercamp. Several Portraits for Tycho Hofman's Portraits historiques des hommes illustres de Dannemark, 1741. Several plates of his own design for Wagenaar's Vaderlandsche Historie, 1749–59. The Treaty of Peace at Münster; after Terborch. The Prodigal Son; after Spagnoletto; in the Dresden Gallery. Jacob keeping the Flocks of Laban; after the same; in the Dresden Gallery. The Death of Dido, a burlesque; after C. Troost. Vignette of Liberty on the title page of Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality, 1755.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 85% · Updated 17d ago

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Artworks (13)

Zware storm en overstroming bij Halfweg, 15 november 1775

1775 · pen on chalk, ink, paper

width: 208 cm, height: 164 cm

Rijksmuseum

Brand in de Schouwburg van Van Campen

1772 · paper, chalk

height: 172 cm, width: 251 cm

Rijksmuseum

Pillaging of the Grote Kerk of Haarlem by Protestants

1765 · paper

De beëdiging van de Vrede van Munster in 1648

1754

Portret van Denys Dulignon

1750 · paper, chalk

width: 145 cm, height: 177 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Prodigal Son Tending Sheep, from "Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde"

1730 · Etching and engraving

Sheet: 13 1/2 × 15 1/16 in. (34.3 × 38.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kermis op de Botermarkt te Amsterdam, het huidige Rembrandtplein, bij avond

1722 · pen on paper, ink, watercolor (paint)

height: 225 cm, width: 339 cm

Rijksmuseum

Illustraties vaderlandse geschiedenis

1722 · etching on paper

height: 122 cm, width: 78 cm

Rijksmuseum

Zittende man

1710 · chalk, paper

height: 167 cm, width: 42 cm, height: 30 cm, width: 99 cm

Rijksmuseum

Jonge edelman, naar links in gebogen

1710 · chalk, paper

height: 30 cm, width: 42 cm, height: 167 cm, width: 99 cm

Rijksmuseum

Views of disturbance during a church service and popular uprising BWB 10

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Views of disturbance during a church service and popular uprising

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Rape of the Sabine Women

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13 published of 13 catalogued · 13 with image

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16 entries · 1 sources

Pillaging of the Grote Kerk of Haarlem by Protestants
1765 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Views of disturbance during a church service and popular uprising BWB 10
— · Wikidata · 3 prov
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De beëdiging van de Vrede van Munster in 1648
1754 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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Rape of the Sabine Women
— · Wikidata · 3 prov
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Views of disturbance during a church service and popular uprising
— · Wikidata · 3 prov
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