Portrait of Lady Françoise van Egmond

The noblewoman is shown in three-quarter length, wearing an elaborate ruff, a feathered cap, and multiple strands of jewelry. Her right hand rests on a human skull positioned on a table, a stark symbolic contrast to her high-fashion attire. The work is framed by an oval border containing her name, with the artist's signature appearing on the left edge.

This portrait incorporates the 'memento mori' tradition, a key theme in Northern Renaissance natural philosophy and Stoicism that reflects on the transience of life and the vanity of earthly status. By placing her hand on the skull, the sitter participates in a philosophical meditation on mortality common in the intellectual circles of the Dutch Golden Age.