The Chevalier Eon (SEB)
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- Synopsis
- This full length portrait shows Chevalier d'Eon, standing centrally facing the viewer with his head turned slightly to the left, dressed a fashionably good-looking woman of his time - a gown with an overskirt over a tiered skirt, low-cut bodice and three-quarter length ruffled sleeves. A dainty shoe can just be seen from beneath the tiered skirt. He has an elongated pearl earring is his left ear and he wears a cap over high-dressed hair. He also wears a Freemason's apron around his waist that shows the square and compass and has the order of St. Louis pinned on his left breast. His right hand rests on a sword that is held at his waist. His left arm is outstretched and he holds a long cane that is attached to his wrist by strings. To the right of Chevalier, immediately in front of his long cane, is a military coat hung over the back of a chair. Two chair legs can just be seen beneath the coat. To the left of Chevalier, is a table covered with a cloth hanging in heavy folds. The tip of his sword touches the edge of the table. On the table, nearest Chevalier, a scroll document, “A Policy 25 P Ct On the Chr D'Eon Man, or Woman,” hangs open over the table's cloth. Next to this document are two identical leather bound books, “Lettres du Chr D'Econ” and “L'Hist. du Chr D'Eon”, one on top of the other. Hanging on the wall immediately above Chevalier's head is a military hat and sword hand. Also hanging on the wall above both the table and the military coat on the chair are the bust of a man and a framed picture. The tactile image is slightly smaller than the actual image and shows the layout of the scene with some detail on Chevalier. Three textures show Chevalier's clothing - one for the tiered skirt and bodice, one for the overskirt and one for the apron. Solid texture shows the cap, sword, cane, Order of St. Louis, and one shoe showing beneath her dress. Lines show the ruffled sleeves and the hair under the cap. The bare skin has no texture. Solid texture also shows the frames around the two pictures, the hat and sword on the wall, the two busts, the bottom of the chair's legs and the shoe. The same texture for the overskirt also shows the military coat and the sketchy detail in the two framed pictures. The same texture for the apron also shows the cloth on the table. The same texture as the tiered skirt also shows the document on the table
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/12/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Caroline Walker
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.