Abraham Ezekiel Ezekiel
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Abraham Ezekiel Ezekiel (1757–1806), was an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 engraver.

Ezekiel was born at Exeter
Exeter
Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...

 in 1757. He engraved portraits by Opie, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and others, and was also well known as a miniature painter and a scientific optician.

He died in 1806. A miniature portrait of him was exhibited at the Anglo-Jewish Historical Exhibition held in London
London
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in 1887.
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