# Portrait of Hortense de Beauharnais

- By: Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson (Montargis, 1767–1824)
- Date: c. 1805 - c. 1809
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 60.9 cm x width 49.8 cm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-4943--939d958d94878d20eed0f116039e7048)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/ESOuY/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Hortense de Beauharnais became the first queen of Holland in 1806 when her husband Louis Napoleon ascended the throne. In this portrait, she wears a tiara adorned with pearls, a royal jewel. However, her husband’s reign lasted for only four years, after which De Beauharnais settled on her own in Switzerland. She was a gifted musician and composer, and the cultural gatherings she organized in her home were renowned.