Rare Antique Vintage 18/19C Chevalier d'Éon Miniature Portrait Hand Painted

Rare Antique Vintage 18/19C Chevalier d'Éon Miniature Portrait Hand Painted
Rare Antique Vintage 18/19C Chevalier d'Éon Miniature Portrait Hand Painted
Rare Antique Vintage 18/19C Chevalier d'Éon Miniature Portrait Hand Painted
Rare Antique Vintage 18/19C Chevalier d'Éon Miniature Portrait Hand Painted
Rare Antique Vintage 18/19C Chevalier d'Éon Miniature Portrait Hand Painted
Rare Antique Vintage 18/19C Chevalier d'Éon Miniature Portrait Hand Painted
Rare Antique Vintage 18/19C Chevalier d'Éon Miniature Portrait Hand Painted
Rare Antique Vintage 18/19C Chevalier d'Éon Miniature Portrait Hand Painted
Rare Antique Vintage 18/19C Chevalier d'Éon Miniature Portrait Hand Painted

Rare Antique Vintage 18/19C Chevalier d'Éon Miniature Portrait Hand Painted

Up for sale is this rare vintage antique 18/19C Chevalier d'Éon hand painted oval miniature portrait. Measuring 2 1/2" H and 1 7/8" wide with the gilt frame.

Part of a large collection. Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont (5 October 1728 - 21 May 1810), usually known as the Chevalier d'Éon, was a French diplomat, spy, Freemason[2] and soldier who fought in the Seven Years' War. D'Éon had androgynous physical characteristics and natural abilities as a mimic and a spy. D'Éon appeared publicly as a man and pursued masculine occupations for 49 years, although during that time d'Éon successfully infiltrated the court of Empress Elizabeth of Russia by presenting as a woman. For 33 years, from 1777, d'Éon dressed as a woman, identifying as female.

Doctors who examined d'Éon's body after death discovered "male organs in every respect perfectly formed", but also feminine characteristics. Please see photos as part of the description.

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The seller is "vintagequalityantiques" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.


Rare Antique Vintage 18/19C Chevalier d'Éon Miniature Portrait Hand Painted