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
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

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. He travelled to Egypt in 1858-1860 and was in Brussels 1872–1885. He became a member of the artist society Schilder- en teekengenootschap Kunstliefde in Utrecht. His daughter Marie Madelaine de Famars Testas also became a painter.

Gallery

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  The Well and Sycamore in Ezbekieh Square, Cairo, c. 1858–60, collection Teylers Museum
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  Egyptische, drawing
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  Courtyard of a House in Cairo, oil on canvas

References

• News item about Famars testa and the Ezbekieh Square painting on the Teylers Museum website
• Willem de Famars Testas on Artnet