Plate of the House of the Chevaliere D’Eon at Tonnerre Children's Book Published by Foster Bros

Published by Foster Bros

Brentano's

Yellow endpapers

Inscription to the front free end paper reads "Pvt

and black and white illustration to front board

Plate of the House of the Chevaliere D’Eon at Tonnerre Children's Book Published by Foster BrosEuropean Magazine. 1791. 5x8 Charles Genevive Louis Auguste Andr Timothe d'on de Beaumont (5 October 1728 21 May 1810), usually known as the Chevalier d'on was a French spy, diplomat and soldier. DEon was born a man, and lived as a man for 49 years, but during that time infiltrated the court of Empress Elizabeth of Russia by presenting as a woman. DEon lived as a woman for 33 years.