Philippe
In order not to interfere with the other researchers I've decided to submit a new thread about this fascinating deck very improperly called "Jeu révolutionnaire" as it rather emanates from counter-revolutionnary circles.
We have already discovered that the card 66 concerns the battles fought in the russo-turkish war (1768-1774) and that the man on the card 3 is François-Emmanuel Guignard de Saint-Priest ambassador in Constantinople at that time and later Ministre de l'intérieur (1789-1791).
So, let's continue to explore the cards, for instance the 59
Soliman by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
The 9th of April 1761 at the Théâtre des Italiens in Paris there was a production of Soliman II or Les Sultanes, comedy of Favart after Marmontel, music by Gilbert. For the first time in France, real turkish costumes made in Constantinople were used for the production and they will be used again for the Francoeur & Rebel's Scanderberg in Fontainebleau 1763 (in presence of the king) and until 1803 for the Comédie Française's Trois Sultanes. Paintings and drawings remind us of these expensive and magnificent productions :
YooniqImages_100616942 by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Actor in oriental costume in the role of Suleiman, character from an opera comique by Charles Simon Favart (1710-1792) entitled The Three Sultans.
The fur-trimmed pelisse and above all the shape of the scepter with the crescent moon match well our little card.
Other costumes :
162278638 by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
btv1b8454840z by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
For the other mythological or historical cards I found this :
Hercule by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Hercule Marmontel & Dauvergne 1761 too
Achille by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Achille in Sciro Paisiello St Petersbourg 1780
Sarti Florence 1781
Lugnani 1785 Turin
Jason by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Jason Andreozzi St Petersbourg 1784
César by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Morte di Cesare Andreozzi 1779
Bianchi 1789
Robuschi 1790
Zingarelli 1791
Cesare in Egitto Paganini 1790
Sémiramis by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Semiramide Too many to mention but among them :
Paisiello Rome 1773
Salieri 1784
Prati 1785
Ulisse by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Ritorno d'Ulisse Gazzaniga 1781
Giordani 1782
Alessandri 1790
We have already discovered that the card 66 concerns the battles fought in the russo-turkish war (1768-1774) and that the man on the card 3 is François-Emmanuel Guignard de Saint-Priest ambassador in Constantinople at that time and later Ministre de l'intérieur (1789-1791).
So, let's continue to explore the cards, for instance the 59
Soliman by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
The 9th of April 1761 at the Théâtre des Italiens in Paris there was a production of Soliman II or Les Sultanes, comedy of Favart after Marmontel, music by Gilbert. For the first time in France, real turkish costumes made in Constantinople were used for the production and they will be used again for the Francoeur & Rebel's Scanderberg in Fontainebleau 1763 (in presence of the king) and until 1803 for the Comédie Française's Trois Sultanes. Paintings and drawings remind us of these expensive and magnificent productions :
YooniqImages_100616942 by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Actor in oriental costume in the role of Suleiman, character from an opera comique by Charles Simon Favart (1710-1792) entitled The Three Sultans.
The fur-trimmed pelisse and above all the shape of the scepter with the crescent moon match well our little card.
Other costumes :
162278638 by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
btv1b8454840z by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
For the other mythological or historical cards I found this :
Hercule by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Hercule Marmontel & Dauvergne 1761 too
Achille by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Achille in Sciro Paisiello St Petersbourg 1780
Sarti Florence 1781
Lugnani 1785 Turin
Jason by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Jason Andreozzi St Petersbourg 1784
César by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Morte di Cesare Andreozzi 1779
Bianchi 1789
Robuschi 1790
Zingarelli 1791
Cesare in Egitto Paganini 1790
Sémiramis by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Semiramide Too many to mention but among them :
Paisiello Rome 1773
Salieri 1784
Prati 1785
Ulisse by PhilBeDaN, sur Flickr
Ritorno d'Ulisse Gazzaniga 1781
Giordani 1782
Alessandri 1790