The True Story of the Chevalier d'Eon: Part 1

Stuff You Missed in History Class

• Episode: The True Story of the Chevalier d'Eon: Part 1
• Website: Stuff You Missed in History Class
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• Duration: 00:23:27
• Published: 2012-11-14 18:51

Recently, London's National Portrait Gallery acquired a portrait of the Chevalier d'Eon, the first oil painting in its collection to feature a man in women's clothing. Learn how Louis XV's underground foreign policy led d'Eon to acquire a female identity.