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The assaut or fencing match
Collection: Art Works Institution: Yale University Libraries Creator: Rowlandson, Thomas Date: 1787 Topics: Etching, Fencing, Gender diversity, Sporting events, Sports, Stipple engraving Subject: Chevalier D'Eon, Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée, Joseph Bologne, King George IV Description: A 1787 fencing match between a man and a woman in the elegant rooms of Carlton House, London. In the audience stands the Prince of Wales who had arranged this fencing demonstration between Mademois... -
The Feminine Gender
Collection: Art Works Institution: Yale University Libraries Creator: Kingsbury, Henry Date: Feb. 2, 1787 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressing, Etching, Femininities, Gender, Visual arts Description: A rather feminine-looking man walks to the left. He has a protruding "derrière" which makes his coat tails stand out and a very prominant bosom of ruffles. A large hat is set on top of curled hair... -
The Masculine Gender
Collection: Art Works Institution: Yale University Libraries Creator: Kingsbury, Henry Date: Feb. 2, 1787 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressing, Etching, Gender, Masculinities, Visual arts Description: A rather mannish-looking woman with a large hat and an enormous parasol walks away from us to the right, holding up her skirts in back with her left hand and revealing tall boots, stockings and a b...
