These earrings are inspired by the portrait of Hortense de Beauharnais, Queen of Holland with her son, the royal prince Gérard painted by François Pascal Simon, Baron (1770-1837). Oil on canvas, 1807 in the National Museum of the Château de Fontainebleau. François Gérard, a pupil of Jacques-Louis David, was one of the most sought-after painters of his time. The commissions given to him by Bonaparte after 1800 opened up the way for him to an official career. He was named "the painter of kings and the king of painters". His success extended to the ruling families of Europe who wished
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