Count Alessandro Cagliostro

Either a genuine “seeker,” or the greatest con-artist of his time.
AKA
Joseph Balsamo
Born
1743
Died
1795
Portrait Year
1784
Portrait Age
41

Count Alessandro Cagliostro (1743-1795) was an Italian adventurer and magician. He was implicated in the affair of the diamond necklace, imprisoned, acquitted, and banished. He was an international celebrity, an exponent of Masonic mysteries and a student of Mesmer and the art of hypnotism. He had a huge following.

Region
France