Earliest known picture of a transvestite

[Still Waters]

An portrait sold in New York to a British gallery and marked as a 'woman in a feathered hat' is in fact a painting of a man dressed as a woman and therefore the earliest known picture of a transvestite.

Discovered in a Manhattan auction house by art historian Philip Mould, the portrait has now been confirmed to be of Chevalier D'Eon, who was a legendary French 18th-century transvestite.

Feeling that the 'muscularity of his face' and a 'suggestion of stubble' cast doubt on the labelling of the painting as of a woman, Mould who works with the BBC's 'Antiques Roadshow' went to work cleaning the picture to discover the truth.

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[George Ford]

Not a massively convincing transvestite I might add. Reminds of this one time on Omegle and.... actually never mind.

[Simbi Laveau]

There was a question as to wether or not that was a man ?

Oh boy...

Edited April 22, 2012 by Simbi Laveau

[George Ford]

There was a question as to wether or not that was a man ?

Oh boy...

Ask yourself that again after a few beers. I've woken up with worse

[The Silver Thong]

known as 'the patron saint of transvestites

Didn`t alot of men dress that way back then. Damn just look at a British courtroom lol

http://www.google.ca/search?q=british+courtroom+wig+pics&hl=en&client=firefox-a&pwst=1&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Am2UT9vHHKnM2gXKguDoBA&ved=0CCMQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=617&sei=I22UT6S_B8jm2gXapfiSBQ

[Eldorado]

Didn`t alot of men dress that way back then. Damn just look at a British courtroom lol

http://www.google.ca..._B8jm2gXapfiSBQ

Or the Canadian Supreme Court. lol

p.s. Santa ain't just busy at Christmas.

Edited April 23, 2012 by Eldorado

[Timothy]

Lol awesome. I'm about to go to bed, that guy better be in my dreams...

[psyche101]

So this person

is this person?

Perhaps the boobies were exaggerated for the portrait? D'Éon claimed to be physically not a man, but a woman, and demanded recognition by the government as such. King Louis XVI and his court complied, but demanded that d'Éon dress appropriately and wear women's clothing. D'Éon agreed, especially when the king granted her funds for a new wardrobe.

The Chevalier d'Éon, was a French diplomat, spy, soldier and Freemason whose first 49 years were spent as a man, and whose last 33 years were spent as a woman. Must have been quite some ugly women around in the day? Especially going of that first pic. Man that would be a lot of beer!

Edited April 26, 2012 by psyche101

[tyrant lizard]

He's made no effort whatesoever to look like a woman. He has no right to be the patron of transvestites.

[Eldorado]

Jeez... even Dame Edna is better lookin.

[Ealdwita]

Isn't it nice to see traditions being upheld?