Willem de Famars Testas
Dutch painter
Willem de Famars Testas | |
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 Willem De Farmars Testas, Self-portrait | |
| Born | 1834 Utrecht, Holland |
| Died | 1896 Arnhem |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg; 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 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]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Willem de Famars Testas.
Gallery
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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
- ^ 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
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