The wire-strung cistre ou guitarre allemande (with lots of variations on
the spelling of 'guitare') was popular in France in the 1770s and 1780s.
It was tuned to (almost) an A mjor chord. This is from the
'opera-comique', Anette et Lubin: C'est la fille à Simonet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVJGej9hN7Y
In this arrangement (an in others) Pollet uses a techniqe that partly
resembles the stile brisé of much earlier in France - but combined with
Rousseau's ideas of simplicity. The result can sound a bit clumsy - or
maybe it's just me!
Stuart
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