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Frame containing three manuscripts and an engraving...

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Frame containing three manuscripts and an engraving of the Chevalier d'Eon " Charles, Geneviève, Louis, Auguste, César, André, Timothée, D'Eon de Beaumont née à Tonnerre en 1728 " Autograph notes of the Chevalière D'Eon relating to her portraits. "On Miss D'Eon. On the occasion of the judgment of the King's Bench of England at Westminster Hall on July 2, 1777, which declared the Knight of Eon a woman, a copper medal was struck in Birmingham with her effigy and this inscription. ""Circa 120. Placed at the bottom of the Duchess D'Eon's print in her woman's clothing. D'Eon is shot and her sex punished for having too much virtue. Finally of her sex, she embraces the law. Another verse. A D'Eon by taking off the uniform and the life undoubtedly of the Brigands the rage is satisfied " " Let a serious and prudent character make a solid argument again, all warns you to be wiser ... remain yourself, and may your glory always have the brilliance of the Novel and the truth of the story. "Coaster, wooden frame. 56.5 x 21.5 cm B.E. (tearing)