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Jan de Bray (ca.1627, Haarlem - ca. Apr 1 1697, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter.

De Bray was the son and pupil of Salomon de Bray, an architect and a poet. He spent most of his career working in Haarlem, where he was for many years dean of the painters' guild. As in Utrecht most of the painters in Haarlem remained to the catholic religion. Jan de Bray had to cope with dead many times. Part of his family died of the plague. His three wifes died within a few years after the marriage. His sister Cornelia married Jan Lievens.

Jan de Bray was influenced by Van der Helst and Hals. De Bray's best works are portraits of individuals and groups. In 1689 he was declared bankrupt as a Haarlem citizen and he moved to Amsterdam, where he stayed until his death. He was buried in Haarlem on April 4 1697.

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-[[Image:Jan de Bray 002.jpg|right|240px|The Painter's Guild]]
+[[Image:Jan de Bray 002.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The Painter's Guild in 1675. Jan de Bray painted him self and is the second from the left]]
 '''Jan de Bray''' (ca.[[1627]], [[Haarlem]] - ca. [[Apr 1]] [[1697]], [[Amsterdam]]) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] painter.
-De Bray was the son and pupil of [[Salomon de Bray]]. He spent most of his career working in [[Haarlem]], where he was for many years dean of the painters' guild. He was influenced by [[Bartholomeus van der Helst|Van der Helst]] and [[Frans Hals|Hals]]. De Bray's best works are portraits of individuals and groups. In 1689 he was declared bankrupt as a Haarlem citizen and he moved to Amsterdam, where he stayed until his death. He was buried in Haarlem on April 4 1697.
+De Bray was the son and pupil of [[Salomon de Bray]], an architect and a poet. He spent most of his career working in [[Haarlem]], where he was for many years dean of the painters' guild. As in Utrecht most of the painters in Haarlem remained to the catholic religion. Jan de Bray had to cope with dead many times. Part of his family died of the plague. His three wifes died within a few years after the marriage. His sister Cornelia married [[Jan Lievens]].
+Jan de Bray was influenced by [[Bartholomeus van der Helst|Van der Helst]] and [[Frans Hals|Hals]]. De Bray's best works are portraits of individuals and groups. In 1689 he was declared bankrupt as a Haarlem citizen and he moved to Amsterdam, where he stayed until his death. He was buried in Haarlem on April 4 1697.
 ==References==
 *[http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/debrayinfo.shtm Jan De Bray and the Classical Tradition at the National Gallery of Art]
-[http://www.rkd.nl/ Netherlands Institute for Art History]
+*[http://www.rkd.nl/ Netherlands Institute for Art History]
 * See [[Talk:Jan_de_Bray/Sources|Sources]].
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