Willem de Famars Testas (1834, Utrecht – 1896, Arnhem), was a 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.Willem de Famars Testas in the RKD 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.
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Willem de Famars Testas in RKD Artists: Past auction results for works by Willem de Famars Testas on Artnet: