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Mademoiselle de Beaumont, or, the Chevalier d'Eon: Female Minister Plenipo. Capt of Dragoons
Chevalier d'Eon
Full length portrait of D'Eon dressed half as a man and half as a woman. The left side of the figure wears a full and elegantly styled dress, with hair piled high in the pyramidal fashion of the times. The right side of the image is in men's attire including a military coat, the cross of St. Louis, and a sword.
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- Identifier
- xw42n815z
- Collection
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Art Works
- Institution
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Yale University Libraries
- Publisher
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London Magazine
- Date Issued
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Sep. 1777
- Dates Covered
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1777
- Genre
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Art
- Subject(s)
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Chevalier D'Eon
Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée
- Places
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England
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Greater London
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London
- Topic(s)
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Clothing
Engraving
Etching
Gender bending
Gender diversity
Military
Portrait prints, British
- Resource Type
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Still Image
- Analog Format
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1 print : etching & engraving ; plate mark 19 x 12 cm., on sheet 20 x 12 cm.
- Language
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English
- Rights
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Copyright undetermined
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