The assaut, or, Fencing match which took place at Carlton House, on the 9th of April 1787 between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere d'Eon de Beaumont and Monsieur de Saint George. In the presence of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, several of the nobility & many eminent fencing masters of London. [graphic]
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Lewis Walpole Library > The assaut, or, Fencing match which took place at Carlton House, on the 9th of April 1787 between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere d'Eon de Beaumont and Monsieur de Saint George. In the presence of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, several of the nobility & many eminent fencing masters of London. [graphic]
Description
- Title
- The assaut, or, Fencing match which took place at Carlton House, on the 9th of April 1787 between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere d'Eon de Beaumont and Monsieur de Saint George. In the presence of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, several of the nobility & many eminent fencing masters of London. [graphic]
- Alternative Title
-
Assault
Fencing match - Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
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Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Picot, Victor Marie, 1744-1805, artist. - Published / Created
- [1787]
- Publication Place
- Paris
- Publisher
- Published by Corbeau at Paris and by Robinde at London
- Abstract
-
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 Mademoiselle d'Eon (right), and Monsieur de Saint George (left). Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont (1728-1810), known as the Chevalier d'Eon, who lived the first half of his life as a man and the second half as a woman. The fencer on the left is Joseph de Bologne de Saint-Georges or the Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799), who was the son of a wealthy plantation owner in the French West Indies colony of Guadeloupe and one of his African slaves named Anne
- Description
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Title engraved below image.
After the painting by Victor Marie Picot.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark; design cropped. - Provenance
- Old Print Shop; March 1961;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 30.7 x 34 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 787.00.00.15+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Etchings England London 1787
Etchings France Paris 1787
Stipple engravings England London 1787
Stipple engravings France Paris 1787 - Material
- stipple engraving with aquatint ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d', 1728-1810.
Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne, chevalier de, 1745-1799. - Subject (Topic)
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Dueling
Fencing
Spectators - Subjects
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d', 1728-1810
Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne, chevalier de, 1745-1799
Dueling
Fencing
Spectators
England > London > 1787
France > Paris > 1787
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7783271
- Object ID (OID)
- 10728217