Françoise de Longwy, Countess of Chabot

This portrait of Françoise de Longwy, Countess of Chabot, painted around 1536, depicts a lady of the French court during the reign of Francis I. The Longwy family was connected to the ducal house of Burgundy, and Françoise's portrait by Corneille captures the refined elegance expected of a noblewoman at one of Europe's most sophisticated courts. Characteristic of Lyon's approach, the work displays small-scale portraits on wood or parchment, blue-green or red grounds, intimate psychological likeness.

The portrait captures the sitter's aristocratic bearing with Corneille's characteristic restraint and precision. Delicate rendering of the costume details and headdress provides social context, while the careful facial modeling reveals individual character beneath the formal presentation.