The Pride of Women: Ruffs

The Pride of Women: Ruffs by Maerten de Vos. Black and white illustration on aged paper. A woman sits in a dress with a very large gathered and pleated ruff around her neck. She is surrounded by four people. To her right stands a man in military-style clothing. He wears a hat and ruff and holds a sword. To her left sit two men; one wears a hat and ruff and sits at a table covered with ruffs, the other stands and wears a large hat. Behind the seated woman stands a woman in a hat and ruff, working on the seated woman's ruff. In the background to the right is a doorway with a skeleton holding a scythe. The image includes several speech bubbles with writing. There are also several illustrations of ruffs and writing at the bottom.