Titelblad voor prentserie De graven en gravinnen van Holland (met een heraut en graaf Dirk I)

A central herald in an ornate tabard points a baton toward an empty throne, gesturing toward the genealogical history of the Dutch counts. To the right, Dirk I stands in full plate armor holding a sword and a shield with the lion of Holland, representing the dynasty's origin. Below the figures, a detailed Dutch poem explains the lineage and the heraldic shift from fleurs-de-lis to the lion.

This work documents the 'Troy myth,' a common Renaissance belief that European noble houses descended from Trojan heroes to establish a sacred and ancient historical legitimacy. As a key work by Hendrick Goltzius, it reflects the Haarlem Mannerists' interest in combining historical portraiture with complex allegorical and heraldic symbolism.