A jewel inspired by a portrait of Elisabeth of Austria by the painter François Clouet (ca. 1515-1572). François Clouet is the son of Jean Clouet, to whom he succeeds as portraitist of the Court; he will serve four kings: François I, Henri II, François II, and finally Charles IX. In 1571, he executed the portrait of Elisabeth of Austria, wife of Charles IX and Queen of France since 1570. Elisabeth of Austria discovered the Court of France at the age of sixteen. From this union was born in 1572 a daughter, Mary Elizabeth, whom the queen had to leave in 1574, when on the death of her husband she
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