Simon Fokke (1712–1784) was a Dutch designer,
etcher
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, and
engraver. Born in
Amsterdam
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, 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
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; in the
Dresden Gallery
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.
*''Jacob keeping the Flocks of Laban''; after the same; in the Dresden Gallery.
*''The Death of Dido'', a
burlesque
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C. Troost.
*
''Vignette of Liberty'' on the title page of
Rousseau's ''
Discourse on Inequality
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'', 1755.
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1712 births
1784 deaths
Engravers from Amsterdam
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