“We have chosen to use language available to modern audiences in this display.”īorn in Tonnerre in 1728, d’Eon joined a network of spies working for King Louis XV and later fought during the Seven Years’ War, before gaining a diplomatic post in London where fencing in women’s clothes would gain d’Eon celebrity status. One display panel in the section states: “We cannot be certain how d’Eon would have chosen to describe their gender as they had fewer options during their lifetime than we have today. It is understood that the wall currently devoted to engraved portraits of the chevalier will be used as a space to introduce portraiture that increases the diversity of the gallery’s displays, in line with the aim of the lengthy refurbishment.
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