' Young Woman Combing Her Hair ' Soloman du Bray ( Dutch 1597-1694 ) Oil on canvas , circa 1635. Louvre Museum, Paris .

Soloman du Bray (1797-1694 ) architect and  painter from the Dutch 'Golden Age ' spent nearly his whole life in Haarlem ; playing an important part in Haarlems' cultural projects and institutions.  He painted mostly religious and mythological scenes .

In 1663-1664, the plague struck the du Bray family , killing both parents and four of their ten children . The surviving sons , Jan , Dirk and Joseph became painters.