Willem de Famars Testas
Willem de Famars Testas | |
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Born | 1834 Utrecht, Holland |
Died | 1896 |
Nationality | Dutch |
Education | ; Akademie van beeldende kunsten, The Hague (1853-1854) |
Known for | Painter, draughtsman, etcher and illustrator |
Movement | Orientalist |
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.
Biography[]
According to the RKD, he learned to paint from 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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Gallery[]
The Well and Sycamore in Ezbekieh Square, Cairo, c. 1858-60, collection Teylers Museum
Egyptische, drawing
Courtyard of a House in Cairo, oil on canvas
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Willem de Famars Testas in the RKD
- News item about Famars testa and the Ezbekieh Square painting on the Teylers Museum website
- Willem de Famars Testas on Artnet
Categories:
- 1834 births
- 1896 deaths
- Artists from Utrecht
- Orientalist painters
- 19th-century Dutch painters
- Dutch male painters