Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné with her aunt Madame de Maintenon.

The work thus functions simultaneously as a family portrait and a visual assertion of Maintenon's role as educator and guardian of French nobility.

The painting portrays two figures: Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, a young girl, and her aunt, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon. The composition situates the pair in an interior setting, with the older woman seated at a table and the child beside her. The scene evokes the themes of family, education, and maternal guidance, reinforced by the inclusion of Saint-Cyr-l'École in the depicted elements, a reference to the school for noble girls that Madame de Maintenon founded.

The lace, fine dress, and table setting underscore the sitters' aristocratic status while also alluding to the domestic and instructional sphere in which Maintenon exercised her influence. The work thus functions simultaneously as a family portrait and a visual assertion of Maintenon's role as educator and guardian of French nobility.