Willem de Famars Testas

Willem de Famars Testas (1834, Utrecht 1896, Arnhem), was a 19th-century Dutch painter, draughtsman, etcher and illustrator noted for his Orientalist paintings and drawings.

Willem de Famars Testas
Willem De Farmars Testas, Self-portrait
Born1834
Utrecht, Holland
Died1896
NationalityDutch
EducationJacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg; Akademie van beeldende kunsten, The Hague (1853-1854)
Known forPainter, draughtsman, etcher and illustrator
MovementOrientalist

Biography

According to the RKD, he learned to paint from Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg and studied at the Akademie van beeldende kunsten in the Hague during the years 1853–1854.[1] He travelled to Egypt in 1858-1860 and was in Brussels 1872–1885.[1] He became a member of the artist society Schilder- en teekengenootschap Kunstliefde in Utrecht.[1] His daughter Marie Madelaine de Famars Testas also became a painter.[1]

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