Why it matters
Ingres painted Caroline Rivière, aged about 13 to 15, as the third of three portraits of her family. He described her as the 'ravishing daughter'.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1806.
- Her father Philibert Rivière was a court official under Napoleon.
- The family lived at St. Germain-en-Laye.
Based on the Wikipedia article Mademoiselle Caroline Rivière (CC BY-SA 4.0).
