'Chevalier D'Eon, Who many years passed as a Woman', 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper.
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'Chevalier D'Eon, Who many years passed as a Woman', 1822. Portrait of the secret agent, spy and cross-dresser Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d'Eon de Beaumont (1728-1810), in an elaborate bonnet and wearing a Maltese cross. In this disguise he was known as 'La Chevaliere d' Eon'. From "Wonderful Characters: Comprising Memoirs and Anecdotes of the Most Remarkable Persons of Every Age and Nation", Vol. III, by Henry Wilson. [J. Robins and Co. Albion Press, London, 1821]
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Creator
- Robert Cooper, attributed to: British: Artist, engraver, printmaker
Subject
- Mademoiselle la Chevaliere d'Eon de Beaumont: French: Spy, diplomat, soldier, secret agent, cross-dresser
People Related
- J Robins & Co: British: Publisher, printer, publishers, printers
- Henry Wilson: British: Author, writer
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3981x5680
File Size : 66,247kb
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- 0580065451
- 2-714-164
- 2714164
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