Tsar Peter is intended to symbolise King Louis XVI, Catherine is Marie Antoinette and the Swiss Le Fort alludes to the Genevan financier Jacques Necker, who had attempted to reform the French economy. Peter and Catherine are depicted as ideal figures, deeply concerned for the welfare of the common people, and the liberal Bouilly clearly hoped the French king and queen would follow their example.
Tsar Peter is intended to represent King Louis XVI, while Catherine embodies Marie Antoinette. The Swiss Le Fort refers to Jacques Necker, a Genevan financier who sought to reform the French economy. Bouilly envisioned Tsar Peter and Catherine as exemplary figures, deeply invested in the well-being of the general population, with the expectation that the French monarchs would emulate their example.