Transvestite Collection

Publicity still for the Hollywood film Some Like It Hot (1959): Director and Producer, Billy Wilder. Marily Monroe with her co-stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in drag

Fencing Match Between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere D Eon De Beaumont and Monsieur De Saint George, 1787. After Charles Jean Robineau. From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill

Drag artist Ron Storme finds that a man has to do what a man has to do - no matter what he is wearing. 6th August 1970

Sangers Circus cyclist, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A lady cyclist (probably a man in drag), one of the performers with Sangers Circus during a visit to Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

A group of three transvestites
Three transvestite ladies in suits and smart hats stand arm-in-arm

Mr Malcolm Scott as Salome
Mr Malcolm Scott, Robert Falcon Scotts Brother (!!). Scott was one of the most famous female impersonators. He started his career as a straight actor at the Theatre Royal in Margate in 1886 but soon

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan Mire (Ballan-Mire): a woman transvestite as a man poses surrounded by two
LUX4758020 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Ballan Mire (Ballan-Mire): a woman transvestite as a man poses surrounded by two men in costumes, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Woman in costume of a Danish man, 19th century. Fur cap, jacket, embroidered gilet (waistcoat), breeches and boots
FLO4564910 Woman in costume of a Danish man, 19th century. Fur cap, jacket, embroidered gilet (waistcoat), breeches and boots

Sarah Louisa Fairbrother in fancy Turkish costume as Abdallah in " Abdallah and 40 Thieves," 1844
FLO4656793 Sarah Louisa Fairbrother in fancy Turkish costume as Abdallah in " Abdallah and 40 Thieves," 1844. Actress and dancer Fairbrother (1816-1890) was the mistress of Prince George

Woman in drag as a page, reign of King Charles II/Louis XIV, 16th century
FLO4655790 Woman in drag as a page, reign of King Charles II/Louis XIV, 16th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 2 young women pose, dressed as a man, in costume and cap, 1920
LUX4776404 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 2 young women pose, dressed as a man, in costume and cap, 1920; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 2 young women pose, dressed as a man

Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete Military Campaign, Italian National Feast, Games
LUX4764377 Greece, Chania, Crete: Crete Military Campaign, Italian National Feast, Games, Neapolitan Orchestra and Military Disguises as Woman, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania)

A young woman deguisee as a peasant, 1900
LUX4816356 A young woman deguisee as a peasant, 1900; (add.info.: A young woman deguisee as a peasant, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Portrait of a group of men wearing traditional Bavarian costumes, some are disguised as women (transvestites)
IMB4930705 Portrait of a group of men wearing traditional Bavarian costumes, some are disguised as women (transvestites) 1910 around Germany Historic photograph, men, some dressed up as women

France: A young girl deguisee as a bad boy, 1900
LUX4813781 France: A young girl deguisee as a bad boy, 1900; (add.info.: France: A young girl deguisee as a bad boy, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Miss Emma Murray as Cleopatra in costume as a barge porter in Charles Selby's burletta "Antony
FLO4656593 Miss Emma Murray as Cleopatra in costume as a barge porter in Charles Selby's burletta "Antony and Cleopatra," 1843

Fancy photo with print of the same man disguise in Roman warrior and woman with fan, 1895
LUX4718382 Fancy photo with print of the same man disguise in Roman warrior and woman with fan, 1895; (add.info.: Fancy photo with print of the same man disguise in Roman warrior and woman with fan)

Portrait of two young women deguisees as a peasant couple, 1900
LUX4816355 Portrait of two young women deguisees as a peasant couple, 1900; (add.info.: Portrait of two young women deguisees as a peasant couple, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Woman in Fancy Greek costume, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female
FLO4655852 Woman in Fancy Greek costume, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates," London

The world upside down, 19th century (Epinal print))
ELD4836729 The world upside down, 19th century (Epinal print)); Private Collection; (add.info.: The world upside down, an imaginary land: a man wearing woman clothes (transvestite) - Epinal print

Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, 1661 - 1723, Viscount Cornbury 1674 - 1709
2956613 Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, 1661 - 1723, Viscount Cornbury 1674 - 1709. Governor of New York and New Jersey between 1701 and 1708

Woman in drag as a page in the Enchantress, Victorian stage, 19th century
FLO4655957 Woman in drag as a page in the Enchantress, Victorian stage, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical

Woman in drag as a page, reign of King Charles II/Louis XIV, 16th century
FLO4655832 Woman in drag as a page, reign of King Charles II/Louis XIV, 16th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical

France: three women transvestites in men's clothes, 1900
LUX4773554 France: three women transvestites in men's clothes, 1900; (add.info.: France: three women transvestites in men's clothes, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Tunisia, Bizerte: 3 female soldiers, deguised as soldiers, 1905 - regiment 4
LUX4781515 Tunisia, Bizerte: 3 female soldiers, deguised as soldiers, 1905 - regiment 4; (add.info.: Tunisia, Bizerte: 3 female soldiers, deguised as soldiers)

Drag queen Hansi Sturm as "Miss Eldorado", c.1927 (photo)
5892896 Drag queen Hansi Sturm as "Miss Eldorado", c.1927 (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: photographer - w)

Fencing between the knight of Eon and Monsieur Saint George, late 19th early 20th century(chromo)
PCT4284509 Fencing between the knight of Eon and Monsieur Saint George, late 19th early 20th century(chromo); (add.info.: Fencing (assault)

Voyons...Ai-je l'air assez homme comme ça?, 1856. Creator: Honore Daumier
Voyons...Ai-je l'air assez homme comme ca?, 1856. Woman cross-dressing in order to be able to enter the stock exchange. Let's see...Do I look manly enough like this? From Les Boursicotieres

Study, n.d. Creator: William Hamilton
Study, n.d. Scene from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night: Viola, dressed as a man, encounters Olivia, accompanied by Maria

Olivia and Viola, n.d. Creator: William Hamilton
Olivia and Viola, n.d. Scene from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night: Viola, dressed as a man, encounters Olivia, accompanied by Maria

Segawa Kikinojō outside a house playing the part of a Hoso-ya courtesan, 1760-1778 (woodblock print)
8603856 Segawa Kikinojō outside a house playing the part of a Hoso-ya courtesan, 1760-1778 (woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 40.5 x 27.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Chevalier d Eon de Beaumont (from Kirbys Wonderful Museum), 1813. Creator: Unknown
Chevalier d Eon de Beaumont (from Kirbys Wonderful Museum), 1813

Anti-suffrage satirical postcard - Leap Year Goods - " Will wear well". A woman in full tweed suit of jacket and plus fours standing with her motorbike. 1908

Portia, 1891. Artist: Fanny Bowers
Portia, 1891. The heroine from The Merchant of Venice. A colour lithograph from Shakespeares Heroes and Heroines after Sir A Callcott, C R Leslie, D Maclise, A Redgrave,s Hart & C

Roman mosaic of Scene from play with masked actors, Villa of Cicero, Pompeii, c2nd century BC. Three actors dressed as women wearing masks are seated round a circular table. By Dioscurides of Samos

Vertumme and Pomona, 1760 (stone)
7301161 Vertumme and Pomona, 1760 (stone) by Lemoyne, Jean Baptiste II (1704-78); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Vertumnus and Pomona, Stone)

Achilles, disguise in women, is recognized by Ulysses among the daughters of Lycomede a Scyros Fresco of Pompei
LRI4625606 Achilles, disguise in women, is recognized by Ulysses among the daughters of Lycomede a Scyros Fresco of Pompei. 1st century AD. Dim

The tragic dress (colour litho)
2782412 The tragic dress (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The tragic dress. A young man who hanged himself after dressing as a woman)

Cover of "L Assiette au Beurre", number 122, Satirique en couleurs
ICA4883074 Cover of " " L Assiette au Beurre", number 122, Satirique en couleurs, 1903_8_1: Homosexuality Lesbianisme (lithograph) by Florane (1872-1940); (add.info)

The feast of Point Gamma at the Ecole Polytechnique, 1878 (engraving)
7211843 The feast of Point Gamma at the Ecole Polytechnique, 1878 (engraving) by Ferdinandus, Alexandre (Avenet, Francois called) (1850-1888); (add.info)

Actor in female role in the Chinese theatre, 18th century. 1822 (engraving)
7234151 Actor in female role in the Chinese theatre, 18th century. 1822 (engraving) by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chevalier d Eon, passed as a woman, 1728-1810. 1869 (lithograph)
7232986 Chevalier d Eon, passed as a woman, 1728-1810. 1869 (lithograph) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chevalier d Eon, who many years passed as a woman, 1728-1810)

Cover of L Assiette au Beurre, number 422, Satirical in Colors, 1909_5_1
ICA4913443 Cover of L Assiette au Beurre, number 422, Satirical in Colors, 1909_5_1 by Vadasz, Miklos (1884-1927); (add.info)

Hymenaios Disguised as a Woman During an Offering to Priapus, c. 1635 (oil on canvas) (detail)
FIA5409472 Hymenaios Disguised as a Woman During an Offering to Priapus, c.1635 (oil on canvas) (detail) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); Museu de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Photo © Fine Art Images

L Assiette au Beurre, number 422, Satirical in Colors, 1909_5_1
ICA4913510 L Assiette au Beurre, number 422, Satirical in Colors, 1909_5_1 by Vadasz, Miklos (1884-1927); (add.info.: Homosexuality Lesbianism - Illustration by Miklos Vadasz (1884-1927)

Acteur interpretant un role feminin (Male actor playing the woman). Estampe de Torii Kiyonobu le Vieux (1664-1729)
FIA5329899 Acteur interpretant un role feminin (Male actor playing the woman). Estampe de Torii Kiyonobu le Vieux (1664-1729), 1704-1711. Art japonais, Ukiyo-e (Ukiyo e)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Travestissement; Disguise; Verkleidung (engraving)
7197811 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Travestissement; Disguise; Verkleidung (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travestissement; Disguise; Verkleidung)

Portrait de Nadezhda Durova (1783-1866) (Nadezhda Andreyevna Durova) connue sous le nom Alexandre Durov ou Alexandre
FIA5389914 Portrait de Nadezhda Durova (1783-1866) (Nadezhda Andreyevna Durova) connue sous le nom Alexandre Durov ou Alexandre Sokolov ou Alexander Andreevich Alexandrov

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"Transvestite: Exploring the Spectrum of Gender Expression Through History and Art" From a fencing match between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere D Eon De Beaumont and Monsieur De Saint George to the iconic Hollywood film "Some Like It Hot, " gender expression has captivated audiences throughout time. Victor Marie Picot's artistically captured moment showcases the courage and skill of these individuals who challenged societal norms. In Haverfordwest, South Wales, Sangers Circus cyclist breaks barriers as they pedal fearlessly in their transvestite attire. Mr Malcolm Scott mesmerizes as Salome, embodying both strength and sensuality on stage. A group of three transvestites stand united, defying expectations with pride. The enigmatic Chevalier d Eon de Beaumont from Kirby's Wonderful Museum transports us back to 1813, reminding us that even centuries ago, individuals were unafraid to express themselves authentically. An anti-suffrage satirical postcard humorously challenges traditional gender roles during Leap Year Goods. Fanny Bowers' portrayal of Portia in 1891 showcases the power and intelligence that transcends gender boundaries. A Roman mosaic from Pompeii reveals masked actors engaging in theatrical performances without limitations or judgment. A fantastic transvestite performer takes center stage, captivating audiences with their talent and charisma. The Hijras community embraces their identity as transvestites, finding solace within their unique culture. Drag artist Ron Storme reminds us that one must follow their true calling regardless of societal expectations - a testament to resilience and self-discovery. Through artistry, history, and personal stories like these, we celebrate the diverse expressions of gender identity across time. Let us continue embracing individuality while dismantling stereotypes for a more inclusive future where everyone can be true to themselves no matter what society dictates.