This imposing woman is Lady Alethea Talbot, the wife of Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel and Earl Marshal at the courts of Kings James I and Charles I of England. In 1606 the earl, a Catholic, married Alethea Talbot, the daughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury, who inherited a huge fortune.If you want to know more about Lady Alethea Talbot, Countess of Arundel, click here and you will have access to the Second Canvas guide, where you will find more about the history and details of this work.