Charles, chevalier d'Éon de Beaumont, French secret agent, Eonism

Charles, chevalier d’Éon de Beaumont, French secret agent from whose name the term “eonism,” denoting the tendency to adopt the costume and manners of the opposite sex, is derived. His first mission was to the Russian empress Elizabeth in 1755, on which he seems to have disguised himself as a

Image of CHARLES D'EON DE BEAUMONT (1728-1810). French secret agent and transvestite.

Le chevalier d'Eon (Charles de Beaumont)

CHEVALIER D'EON DE BEAUMONT - AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE – The Witch Ball

Chevalier d'Eon - Person - National Portrait Gallery

1885 Strange Career of the Chevalier D'eon de Beaumont - Letter from Author von Captain J. Buchan Telfer: Fair Hardcover (1885)

by P. Jean Baptiste Bradel

Portrait of the Knight Charles D'Eon de Beaumont (1728-1810), secret agent.

Angelica Kauffmann, Portrait of Charles d'Eon de Beaumont, called Le Chevalier d'Eon (1728–1810) in women's clothes

Chevalièr d'Éon: The Tale Of A Gender Non-Conforming 18th-Century Spy

The Incredible Chevalier d'Eon, Who Left France as a Male Spy and Returned as a Christian Woman - Atlas Obscura

Image of CHARLES D'EON DE BEAUMONT (1728-1810). French Secret Agent And Transvestite. Oil On Canvas, 1782, By Sir Joshua Reynolds. From Granger - Historical Picture Archive