Willem de Famars Testas
Willem de Famars Testas (1834–1896) was a Dutch painter and photographer.
Also recorded as Willem De Famars Testas; W. Testas; Testas.
Willem de Famars Testas in brief
- Born
- 1834
- Died
- 1896
- Known for
- painter and photographer
- Place of birth
- Utrecht
Overview
Recorded at birth as Willem Testas.
Born at Utrecht in 1834, died at Arnhem in 1896.
In detail
Willem de Famars Testas studied at Royal Academy of Art. training under Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg and Émile Prisse d'Avennes is recorded. the recorded working language is French and Dutch.
The authority associates the name with Orientalism.
Places of work recorded in the authority are The Hague, Utrecht and Khedivate of Egypt.
Works named in the authority record are The Courtyard of a house in Cairo and The well and sycamore in Ezbekieh Square, Cairo.
Work by Willem de Famars Testas is recorded in the collections of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Rijksmuseum, Teylers Museum, Dordrechts Museum and National Museum Paleis het Loo.
Sources
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- 1.
“Willem de Famars Testas”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2775749: Willem de Famars Testas
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