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Half-length right-side portrait of Elizabeth Buggin (1578?–1657), a middle-aged lady wearing a black dress with a deeply-pleated white ruff and cuffs in a fine sheer fabric. A narrow white band across her forehead forms the edge of her black wimple-style head covering. Her hands are positioned in front of her waist, with the fingers of her right handheld in an elegant gesture. She has short, dark hair and a slightly double chin. There is a feigned oval surround painted in dark colours, with a neutral background. This painting was the subject of research initiated by Art Detective in 2020, which identified the sitter as Elizabeth Buggin (née Bowes, 1578?–1657), of North Cray, Kent, England. This identification was possible as the painting is one of a set of four originating from the same family.