Diana Bruce née Cecil, 1st Countess of Elgin

Diana Bruce, Countess of Elgin, was an English noblewoman painted by Janssens van Ceulen in 1638, during his mature English period. Her classification under 'Mythology' in the database likely refers to the portrait incorporating mythological costume or attributes, possibly depicting her as Diana the huntress — a popular format for noble ladies in the Van Dyck tradition that Janssens van Ceulen closely followed. Such mythological disguise portraits were fashionable among English aristocratic women in the 1630s.

The countess is shown in elegant dress with possibly mythological attributes or an outdoor setting suggesting the Diana comparison. Janssens van Ceulen's female portraits are characterized by careful attention to the sitter's physical presence, with soft facial modeling and meticulous rendering of rich costume.