Willem de Famars Testas
(Utrecht 1834 – Arnhem 1896)
Portrait of Mannic
Watercolor and indian ink on paper, 11.5 x 11.4 cm
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the family of the artist, then by descent to the present owner
Note:
After his education at the drawing academy in The Hague, Willem de Famars Testas became specialized in depicting animals. This lasted until his travels to Egypt, that gift rise to his devotion to fashionable Orientalist style.