“During his life, he was a spy, champion fencer, triumphant fugitive and incorrigible cross-dresser – and now, two centuries after his death, the Chevalier D’Eon has added another achievement to his list. For the gentleman rogue has become the first transvestite ever to hang on the National Portrait Gallery’s walls. The long-lost picture came to light in a provincial auction, and for years was thought to be that of a woman – albeit a heavy- jawed one. But British art dealer Philip Mould had a hunch. This woman had stubble.” (Daily Mail, 8 June 2012)
