Herman Doomer

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.

He ran a successful business in ebony-veneer furniture and frames in the Kalverstraat, Gasthuismolensteeg and Hartenstraat.

[2][3][4] By 1625 Doomer already played a prominent role within the group of Amsterdam ebony workers.

He also used different types of tropical wood, which he decorated with images or fine marquetry of mother-of-pearl and ivory.

His son Lambert Doomer, a landscape painter, assisted the mother in the business.