Sand et Sacripant

"Several George Sands, Mesdemoiselles Sacripant, in trousers, frilled shirts, and velvet berets."

An artist's rendering of George Sand (Aurore Dudevant)

Sand and the Proustian character Sacripant were women who dressed as men.

These photos (in male and female attire) are purportedly of the same woman --Odette-- the "original" from whom Proust drew his portrait of "Miss Sacripant."