Herman Doomer or Hermann Dommers (1595 – 14 March 1650) was a Dutch Golden Age furniture and frame-maker who is best known today for his portrait by Rembrandt.Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Band 1 by Walter A. Liedtke, Metropolitan Museum of Art, p.604-612
Life
He was born in Anrath, near Venlo, and married Baertje Martens from Naarden in 1618. He ran a successful business in ebony-veneer furniture and frames in the Kalverstraat, Gasthuismolensteeg and Hartenstraat.I.H. van Eeghen, 'Baertjen Martens en Herman Doomer', Maandblad Amstelodamum 43 (1956), p. 133-137 By 1625 Doomer already played a prominent role within the group of Amsterdam ebony workers. At times he collaborated with Pieter Quast and Johannes Lutma. From 1641 he used colored baleen.(2010) In: Bulletin van de vereniging rembrandt Jaargang 20 n0 1, p. 19-22
Doomer was buried at Nieuwezijds Kapel as his widow (1596-1678).
His son Lambert Doomer, a landscape painter, assisted the mother in the business. He inherited both portraits and made copies for his siblings.
Pendant portrait
Furniture
References
External links https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio/artists/herman-doomer https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/BK-1978-188 https://www.phoogendijk.com/Furniture/A-rare-cupboard-attributed-to-Herman-Doomer https://www.codart.nl/acquisitions/rijksmuseum-acquires-monumental-ebony-cabinet-by-herman-doomer/ https://zebregsroell.com/product/herman-doomer-cabinet