Jewel inspired by the pair of earrings worn by Miss Caroline Rivière, visible on her portrait painted by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780 - 1867). Bequeathed to Miss Paul Rivière, born Sophie Robillard, sister-in-law of the model, 1870. In 1806, Ingres painted his first portraits, notably those of members of the Rivière family: Monsieur Rivière (square format), Madame Rivière (round format), Mademoiselle Rivière (curved format). Preserved today in the Louvre museum, all three were exhibited in Paris at the 1806 salon. Mademoiselle Rivière stands out against a backdrop of landscape, her
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