The Lady with an Ermine is one of only four surviving portraits of women painted by Leonardo da Vinci.

The others are:

• Portrait of Ginevra Benci - the only painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the United States, on display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC
• La Belle Ferroniere - depicting Lucrezia Crivelli, mistress of Ludovico Sforza, painting on display at the Louvre
• Mona Lisa - depicting Lise Gherardini, wife of Francesco Gioconda, on display at the Louvre