Graaf Dirk VII van Holland

The count is shown in a standing pose, wearing a combination of 16th-century armor, a chainmail collar, and a heavily plumed hat. He holds a large sword in his right hand and a shield bearing the rampant lion of Holland in his left. The woodcut is set within a printed book, surrounded by Dutch biographical text detailing his lineage and reign.

This print is part of a series by Hendrick Goltzius depicting the Counts of Holland, which served to establish a historical and national identity for the Dutch Republic during the Revolt against Spain. Goltzius was the leading figure of the Haarlem Mannerists, an intellectual circle that combined artistic virtuosity with interests in natural philosophy and the works of Virgil and Ovid.