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The rape of Miss D'Eon from France to England

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The rape of Miss D'Eon from France to England

[England : s.n.], July 23: 1771.
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plate mark: 9 13/16 x 11 15/16 in. (248 x 303 mm.)
Peel 0938
Notes
Numbered "No. 1." at head of title.
Plate 1 of a series of satires on the speculations surrounding Chevalier d'Eon's sex.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

D'Eon (right) wearing jack boots, astride on the back of Time holding his scythe and hour-glass, flies across the Channel towards four satyrs who hold out a British flag to receive him. The figures have numbers which refer to notes engraved beneath the print, 1, a nude satyr holding aloft the cap of liberty; 2, a nude satyr with legal wig and bands; 4, a satyr wearing a short coat; and 5, a satyr wearing a woman's low-cut bodice. No. 3, in back view, is a wine-merchant with wine bottles slung round his shoulders, he watches d'Eon through a telescope. The background is a view of the Channel, with two vessels, and Calais (right) in the distance.

Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints