The earliest portrait of a transvestite in England was found

This is a miraculous experience that was mistaken for a woman oil painting of the early 18th century and is now proved to be the earliest transvestite theme in painting.

The painting was discovered by an art dealer in London, Philip Mould, in an art sale outside New York City. It was mistaken for an unknown portrait of a woman to be sold. Now, the British National Portrait Gallery has already purchased this work, which is the first portrait of a transvestite in the museum's collection.

This is the work of the painter Thomas Stewart. The characters in the picture are feathered ornate hats. They are worn by fashionable women of the 18th century, but the portrait has a man's face. According to textual research, the painter is knight d'Eon. His name is very long. He is named Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothyée d'on de Beaumont. His identity is also heavy: the famous diplomats, soldiers, spies, and transvestites. . Not only that, he enjoyed a high reputation in the British high society and popular culture at that time.

Lucy Peltz, curator of the 18th-century portrait of the British Portrait Gallery, said: “We are very happy to have this portrait because d’Eon is an 'obsessing and inspirational figure' in 18th century British history, and He is also the most important transvestite in history."