"Scene in a stockbroker's office, or perhaps in Jonathan's or Lloyd's, a room with a small writing-desk (right) and on the wall a 'Table of Interest'. The Chevalier d'Eon, dressed as a man, enters from the left and is greeted by a stockbroker who takes his left hand and points with his right to other brokers on the right who watch the entry, some with dismay, others with pleasure."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Stock-brokers outwitted, Stockbrokers outwitted, and Chevalier D'Eon returned
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Title from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Publication place and date inferred from that of the magazine for which this plate was engraved., Date in British Museum catalogue as: 1 September 1771., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 7 (1771), p. 56., and Mounted to 32 x 46 cm.
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Subject (Name):
Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d', 1728-1810
Chevalier D'Eon producing his evidence against certain persons
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Title etched below image., Publication place and date inferred from those of the periodical for which this plate was engraved., Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 3 (1769), p. 184., and Temporary local subject terms: Petitions: reference to City petitions -- Clyster pipe -- American Indian.
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Beckford, William, 1709-1770, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d', 1728-1810, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771, Downshire, Wills Hill, Marquis of, 1718-1793, Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812, and Musgrave, Samuel, 1732-1780
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Apes, Arrows, Bows (Weapons), Medical equipment & supplies, and Rifles
Title from item, Publication place and date inferred from those of the periodical for which this plate was engraved., Plate from: The Oxford magazine or, Universal museum ... London : Printed for the authors, v. 3 (1769), p. 188., and Temporary local subject terms: Vehicles: horseless carriage -- Emblems: bishop's crook -- Mitres -- Britannia (Symbolic character) -- Allusion to the East India Company -- Devil -- Mouth of Hell -- Executions: hanging -- Executioner's axe -- Horse whips -- Reference to Dr. Samuel Musgrave, 1732-1780.
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Subject (Name):
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d', 1728-1810, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, and Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811
Title from item., Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : Printed for J. Almon, v. 5 (1769), p. 311., Temporary local subject terms: Reference to the Treaty of Paris, 1763 -- Buildings: Stowe -- Birds: owl -- Snakes -- Executioner's axe -- Petitions: addresses -- Reference to John Ayliffe, Lord Holland's steward -- Reference to Lord Temple -- Reference to Augusta, Princess of Wales., and Mounted to 22 x 15 cm.
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Subject (Name):
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d', 1728-1810, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, and Musgrave, Samuel, 1732-1780
"The Chevalier d'Eon (l.), wearing a military hat and the order of St. Louis round his neck, stands, partly draped, on a pedestal before a jury of twelve ladies (r.) who are to decide upon his sex, a matter which has for several weeks deeply engaged "the polite and stock-jobbing world". The accompanying text indicates the identity of the jury: "Lady Har------n". [Harrington.], "L------y R------d". [Rochford?], "L------y T-----sh-----d" [Townshend], "L------y G------r". [Grosvenor], "L-----y Sarah B-----y" [Bunbury], "L------y Lig-----r" [Ligonier], "L------y R-----y" [Rodney?]. The D. of N. [Northumberland?]. They pronounced the matter doubtful."--British Museum online catalogue
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Title from caption above image., Publication place and date inferred from that of the magazine for which this plate was engraved., Plate from: The town and country magazine. London : Printed for A. Hamilton, Junr., 1769-1796, v. 3, page 249., Illustration to: The examination of a jury of matrons upon the body of the Chevalier D'E--n., Plate numbered 'No. 15' in upper right corner., and Temporary local subject terms: Jury: women's jury -- Cross-dressing -- Lady Sarah Bunbury -- Lady Rochford -- Lady Townshend -- Lady Grosvenor -- Lady Ligonier -- Lady Rodney.
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Subject (Name):
Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d', 1728-1810 and Bunbury, Sarah.