Portraits of Renaissance ladies painted by François Clouet who was painter and valet de chamber to four French kings so a maker of death masks and funeral decorations for the deaths of kings along with the portraits he is remembered for. All of these from the website of artuk which has images from a great many British art museums, city and town halls, etc. etc.

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Portrait of Henriette of Cleves, Fourth Duchess of Nevers (1542-1601). Undated, by 1572. French. Oil on panel. François Clouet, painter (ca. 1501-1572). Photo credit: Government Art Collection. via artuk.org. In the public domain due to age. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/henriette-de-cleves-15421601-4th-duchess-of-nevers-27935/search/actor:clouet-francois-c-15151572/page/1/view_as/grid
Portrait of a Lady in a Black Dress with Marie Stuart Coiffure. Undated, by 1572. French. Painting. Attributed to François Clouet. Photo credit: The Bowes Museum. Collections of the Bowes Museum. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/portrait-of-a-lady-in-a-black-dress-with-marie-stuart-coiffure-44818/search/actor:clouet-francois-c-15151572/page/1/view_as/grid
Female portrait. Undated, by 1572. French. Painting. Attributed to François Clouet. Photo credit: The Bowes Museum. Collections of the Bowes Museum. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/female-portrait-45323/search/actor:clouet-francois-c-15151572/page/1/view_as/grid
Diane de Poitiers (1499-1566), Duchess of Valentinois. After 1547. French. Oil on panel. François Clouet, painter (ca. 1501-1572). Photo credit and collections Museums Sheffield. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/diane-de-poitiers-14991566-duchess-of-valentinois-70876/search/actor:clouet-francois-c-15151572/page/2

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