Portrait of Louise de Halluin, dame de Cipierre 1545-1565 France. In this portrait of a maid of honor to Catherine deí Medici, wife of Henry II of France, the sitter wears a fashionable dress of the mid-1550s. Her jewelryóa gold chain around her narrow waist, a pearl necklace, and a band of pearls on her hoodóharmonizes with the rich, yet restrained ornamentation of her dress and embroidered white chemise. Louise de Halluin was still an unmarried attendant of the queen when she sat for this portrait. Corneille de Lyonís small, keenly observed portraits of courtiers have their own precious, jewel like quality and were well adapted to the itinerant lives of their owners, who accompanied the court as it moved from one palace to another.. Oil on panel . Corneille de Lyon