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Jacob Folkema
1692–1767
Jacob Folkema was a Dutch designer and engraver who learned his craft from his father, a goldsmith. He had a sister, Anna, who was also an artist, a miniaturist. He later studied with Bernard Picart in Amsterdam.
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Portrait of R. Aryeh Judah Leib ben David Calischer
Aryeh Judah Leib ben David (d. 1709), known as Leib Calisch, or Kalischer, was rabbi in the communities of Kremsier (now Kroměříž, Czech Republic); Łobżenica (in modern-day Poland); and Kalisz, Poland…