"Queen of Spades: 'LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE,'--Liberty of the Press. A female figure with a pen in one hand, and with the other sustaining a desk, on which lies a roll of paper partly unfolded, and displaying the words '_Morale_, _Religion_, _Philosophie_, _Physique_, _Politique_, _Histoire_.' At the bottom, masks, rolls of manuscript, and such like. "Knave of Spades: 'EGALITÉ DE RANGS,'--Equality of Ranks. The figure of a man whose costume accords rather with that of a '_Septembriseur_' than with that of a mere '_Sans-culotte_' of the period. He wears sabots, and has a red cap on his head. He has no coat on, and his shirt-sleeves are tucked up to the elbows. His small-clothes are loose at the knees, and his legs are bare. He is seated on a large stone, on which is inscribed: '_Démolition de la Bastille_. _10 Août, 1792_.' Under his feet is a scroll inscribed '_Noblesse_,' and displaying shields of arms. The vertical inscription is '_Puissance_.' "King of Clubs: 'GÉNIE DE LA PAIX,'--Genius of Peace. In his right hand he holds the '_Fasces_' and an olive branch, and in the left a scroll containing the word '_Lois_.' The vertical inscription is '_Prospérité_.' "Queen of Clubs: 'LIBERTÉ DU MARIAGE,'--Liberty of Marriage. The figure of a female holding a pike surmounted with the red cap; and on a scroll attached to the pike is the word '_Divorce_.' The vertical inscription is '_Pudeur_.' On a pedestal is a statue of the crouching Venus entirely naked,--without doubt intended for the emblem of Modesty. "Knave of Clubs: 'EGALITÉ DE DROITS,'--Equality of Rights. A judge in tricolor costume, holding in one hand a pair of scales, and in the other a scroll containing the inscription '_La loi pour tous_.' He is trampling on a serpent or dragon, the tortuous folds of which represent legal chicanery. The vertical inscription is '_Justice_.' "King of Diamonds: 'GÉNIE DU COMMERCE,'--the Genius of Commerce. He is seated on a large bale, which contains the inscription '_P. B. d'inv. J. D. à Paris_.' In one hand he holds a purse, and in the other a caduceus and an olive-branch. The vertical inscription is '_Richesse_.' At the bottom are an anchor, the prow of a ship, a portfolio, and such like. "Queen of Diamonds: 'LIBERTÉ DES PROFESSIONS,'--Liberty of Professions and Trades. A female figure who, in the same manner as the other three Liberties, holds a pike surmounted with the red cap. With the other hand she holds a cornucopiæ and a scroll containing the word '_Patentes_.' The vertical inscription is '_Industrie_.' "Knave of Diamonds: 'EGALITÉ DE COULEURS,'--Equality of Colours. The figure of a Negro, seated, and leaning upon a musket. Below is the word '_Café_.' Near to him are a sugar-loaf, a broken yoke, fetters, iron collars for the neck, and such like. The vertical inscription is '_Courage_.'