Une contemporaine des Pharaons

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Willem de Famars Testas
Une contemporaine des Pharaons
signed 'WTestas.' (lower left) and inscribed with title on the reverse
pen and black ink on paper, unframed
20.2 x 28 cm.

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Lot Essay

The present lot is based on an illustration Testas made for Théophile Gautier's Roman de la momie. Although the book was eventually published without Testas' illustrations, they had such an appeal that the artist sold several versions of the original composition without specifically referring to the prinses Tahoser.

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