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fjt_05333 - MENUS-PLAISIRS DU ROI 1747

MENUS-PLAISIRS DU ROI  AU
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Price : 83.85 €
Date: 1747
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28 mm
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : LUD. XV. REX. CHRISTIANISS..
Obverse description : Tête à droite de Louis XV signée fm (n°319).

Reverse


Reverse legend : VICTORIS OTIA FALLUNT ; À L'EXERGUE : MEN. PLAIS. ET AFF. DE LA CH. DU ROY. 1747.
Reverse description : Thalie et Melpomène debout, et deux Génies assis, jouant de la musique.
Reverse translation : Après sa victoire, les spectacles le divertissent.

Commentary


Thalie est la muse de la Comédie, Melpomène est la Muse du Chant, de l'Harmonie musicale et de la Tragédie ; le Roi devait pouvoir se distraire.

Historical background


MENUS-PLAISIRS DU ROI

The full name of this administration is "Silverware, Small Pleasures and Affairs of the King's Chamber". This is the department in charge of theater sets, costumes and accessories for plays, ballets and shows organized at court. It is headed by a steward. From the Hôtel du Roi, the Menus Plaisirs et Affaires de la Chambre service provided the King with the means to appear as a sovereign. The term menus covers the small supplies made by the valets de chambre, barbers and upholsterers, liveries, travel, almanacs and calendars intended for the Court, jewels and portraits offered by the King.

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