Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel and His Wife

Lucas Emil Vorsterman after Sir Anthony van Dyck

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a man and a woman seated from the waist up. The man, positioned behind a globe, is holding a staff with his right hand. He has facial hair, short wavy hair, and wears a mantle with fur trim, a chain with a pendant, a collar, and patterned drapery over his shoulder. The woman, turned slightly towards the man, has curly shoulder-length hair with a crown, and wears a gown with a fur collar adorned with floral decorations, as well as a pearl necklace. She is holding a compass with her left hand and another instrument with her right hand, resting on a sphere next to the globe. The background features heavy drapery and a stone column, with a sculpture of a figure with a laurel wreath visible on the right.