[1] He travelled to Rome, joined the Bentvueghels, and received the bent "Paradysvogel" (Bird of Paradise).
[1] As well as Paradysvogel, he was also known by the pseudonym "Den Brander", and signed his Christian name Esayas, not Ezaias.
[2] He is often confused with a brother of the same name who was born 10 years before Terwesten's birth and who died early.
[2] He travelled to Rome in 1694 in the service of Prince-elector Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, got married, and remained there for the rest of his life.
[2] Media related to Ezaias Terwesten at Wikimedia Commons