
Aditi Gupta sent this image of a Mughal Ganjifa (royal game of cards) collected by Jean Baptiste Joseph Gentil (1726-1799) during his stay in India: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b55007317s/f12.item
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF)
Aditi wrote the object’s connection to Gentil was suggested by Roselyn Hurel in her 2010 catalogue: https://www.dessinoriginal.com/en/exhibition-catalogue/2830-miniatures-et-peintures-indiennes-9782717724561.html?srsltid=AfmBOopMaAqWsGPFEyUln8QIQHH7Vld1la-mRv2jaYNqsiwb_xKs015N