CHEVALIER D'EON
Charles-Genevieve D'EON (1728-1810). He/she: La Chevalière D'Eon, french diplomat, spy, soldier, adventurer and Freemason, who lived the first half of his life as a man and the other half as a woman. The Prince of Wales arranged a friendly fencing demonstration in London between Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799), who was 42, and the 59-year-old La Chevalière d'Éon, here is a popular print that is a detail from the wider image of the match. Image digitally colorized from popular print, United Kingdom, London April 1787. (Photo by Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images).

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April 09, 1787
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3661 x 4724 px (12.20 x 15.75 in) - 300 dpi - 13 MB