French Book-plates

by Walter Hamilton

Kraus, J. U.
Ex-libris Bibliothecae D.
Zach. Conr. ab Uffenbach.
M. F. Two sizes. See
“Ex-Libris Alsaciens.”
P. L.
Jean Louis Gourgas.
Armorial.
Lachappelle, P. 18th cent.
Lachaumée. 18th cent.
La Comparde. 18th cent.
Lacoste. 19th cent.
Ladame. 17th cent.
Engraved several book-plates
which were afterwards reproduced
in the “Armorial
de Segoing.”
Lalauze. 19th cent.
Lalauze, Adolphe. 19th cent.
Ex Libris Aubert Raymond.
This pretty little fantaisie
plate is reproduced in “Les
Bibliophiles Rémois,” page
110.
A. D. (Adolphe Dauphinot,
membre titulaire de l’Académie
de Reims.) This
design is also reproduced in
“Les Bibliophiles Rémois,”
page 96. It represents the
Muse of Painting supporting
a shield on which are the
arms of Reims; below are
books, engravings, and guns,
whilst above are two dolphins,
in allusion to the
name of the owner.
M. Dauphinot is an enthusiastic
collector of engravings.
C. Glinel. Fantaisie.
Mons. Charles Glinel was the
author of a “Bibliography of
Alexandre Dumas,” published
in Reims, in 1884.
E. L. (Mons. Ernest Lemaitre,
a solicitor of Laon). Fantaisie.
Motto, “Mieux qui
pourra.”
V. M. (Mons. Victor Marteau,
who designed this plate for
himself, and had it engraved
by Mons. Lalauze). The
design shows a cupid sitting
on a book, holding a hammer
(marteau). In the
background are emblems of
manufacturing industry.
This plate is reproduced in
“Les Bibliophiles Rémois,”
page 110.
Lamçon fecit. 18th cent.
Charles François Dumars de
Vaudoncour. Armorial.
About 1750.
Lancelevée, L. Modern.
Le Theil près Bernay (Eure).
An armorial plate for la Comtesse
Le Pellerin de Gauville,
reproduced in “Les
Archives dela Société Française,”
Mai, 1896, with a history
of the family, Le Theil.
Lançon, à Nancy. 18th cent.
Landry sculpsit. 17th cent.
Messire Paul Armand Langlois,
chevalier, conseiller du
Roy en ses conseils et
Maistre Ordinaire de son
hostel.
A handsome armorial.
Lapaix, C. 1878.
Ex Libris F. des Robert.
Armorial.
Léon Le Brun. 1884.
Armorial.
Laporterie sc. 18th cent.
De Bourscheit Burgbroel, etc.
Armorial.
De la Laune del. et sc. 18th
cent.
Mr. Chanorier. Armorial.
A. Lavau Sculp. à Bordeaux.
De la Bibliothèque de Mr. de
hilorieur Conseilleur au
Parlement de Bordeaux,
1765. M^e. des Requêtes,
1776. Armorial.
Lebas, 1741.
Lebeau. 18th cent.
Antoine Louis Du Pré de St.
Maur Officier aux Gardes
françoises, par son très h.
Serviteur Lebeau.
This officer was born in 1743,
and married in 1774, about
which period, probably, this
elegant trophy plate was
engraved. It was reproduced
in the “Archives de
la Société Française,” Oct.
1894.
Le Blond. Dessiné et gravé
par Le Blond, on a nameless
armorial, dated 1785.
A modern armorial plate for
Thomas Harrison is signed
“Le Blond sc. 4 Walbrook.”
Le Clerc, G. 17th cent.
Le Clerc, Sébastien. 17th
cent.
A famous engraver of Metz,
and afterwards of Paris,
whose works were described
by Jombert in his “Catalogue
raisonné de l’œuvre
de Seb. Le Clerc” (Paris,
1774), in which mention is
made of seven armorial
“marques de bibliothèques”
all signed by him.
Poulet-Malassis mentions four
others, in different sizes, all
for Nicolas Martigny de
Marsal, all signed, and
two dated 1655 and 1660.
In 1701, he signed S. Le Clerc
invenit on the armorial plate
inscribed “Matthæus Franciscus
Geoffroy,” which was
engraved by Cl. Duflos.
This design was afterwards
appropriated by P. Picaut,
(or Picault) for a M. Veronneau
of Blois. Jombert,
in his catalogue, described
this plate for M. Geoffroy,
on which the motto
was, “Turris fortissima
Deus.”
S. Le Clerc is credited with
having been the first to depart
from the formal, but
correct heraldic style, as
shown on the plates of André
Felibien, and Alexandre
Petau, in order to adopt the
oval shield (of Italian origin)
set in a foliated cartouche,
the Renaissance
style, in fact, which gradually
developed into the
Louis XIV. style.
See “Ex-Libris Ana” (p. 31),
for further details about the
works of Le Clerc. The
following plates are named
as engraved by him:
Jean Baptiste de Jouanne,
Marquis de Saumery.
Pierre Le Febvre (of Metz).
Maurice Le Tellier, archevêque
de Reims.
Denis Godefroy de Tralage.
M. de la Reynie.
Bibliotheca Thuana.
Le Duc de Bouillon.
Etienne Baluze.
M. de Beringhen. Reproduced
by M. Henri Bouchot.
Leclere. 18th cent.
Louise Le Daulceur. 18th
cent.
This clever engraver signed
her name in several ways.
Le D.
Louise Le D. sculp.
Madame Le D.
Louise Le Daulceur.
Daul sculp.
L. Daul sculp.
Louise Daul:
She herself had two book-plates,
one inscribed M^de
Le Daulceur, is signed “Ed.
Bouchardon in. del. Louise
Le D. sculp.” the other, a
smaller one, is not signed.
Madlle. Le Daulceur studied
under Bouchardon, and in
examining the plates signed
by her, it will be seen that
she engraved after designs
furnished by Bouchardon,
Pierre, H. Gravelot, C.
Eisen, and Durand, whilst
Poulet-Malassis speaks of
her as “une femme du
monde, amateur de talent,
gracieux intermédiaire entre
les artistes ses maîtres et
ses amis.”
Her talents appear to have
been principally devoted to
illustrating books of poems
for her friends, and it is
supposed that the ex-libris
she engraved were probably
works of love. The
following is a list of them.
La Comtesse de Mellet, two,
one after Bouchardon, the
other signed: Le D.
Montigny—two, a large and a
small one.
Mignot de Montigny—after
Pierre.
Le Comte Thiroux de Gervillier—after
Gravelot.
Thiroux d’Arconville—after
Gravelot.
Madame d’Arconville—after
C. Eisen.
(This, signed in full, Louise
Le Daulceur sculp. et inv.
is reproduced on p. 218,
“Ladies’ Book-plates.”)
Madame Du Tailly.
Madame d’Alleray—after Durand.
There is also a delicate little
plate of Mademoiselle
d’Alleray, with the arms on a
lozenge supported by a wild
rosebush, which has been
attributed to Louise Le
Daulceur, but it is not
signed. The original plate
is in the possession of Dr.
Bouland, President of the
French Society, and impressions
from it were issued
with the “Archives de la
Société Française,” in June,
1894.
Le Duc, Viollet. 19th cent.
Le Féron, à Rennes, 1767.
Lefèvre. 19th cent.
L. Le Grand sculp. 18th cent.
Nameless armorial plate, for
Madame Du Barry. Motto,
“Boutez en avant.”
This plate was engraved by
Le Grand after a design by
Cochin fils some time before
1774. It has two shields
and supporters, and what is
somewhat unusual in French
book-plates, there is a crest
above the coronet.
Poulet-Malassis is of opinion
that this plate was little
used by Madame Du Barry,
whose books, handsomely
bound in red morocco, bore
her arms stamped in gold
on the sides. Louis XV.
remarked, “La Marquise
de Pompadour avait plus de
livres que la comtesse, mais
ils n’étaient pas si bien
reliés, ni si bien choisis.”
Legros, Alphonse. 19th cent.
About 1874, this artist (who
then resided in London)
engraved the copper for the
well-known Ex libris Léon
Gambetta, of which only a
few impressions were taken,
and these were never employed
as book-plates.
Forgeries exist, and have been
sold by the dealers in large
numbers.
The original plates may be
known by a small circle on
the bottom left-hand corner
of the design in which are
the letters A.B. See “Archives
de la Société Française,”
April, 1895, with
which was issued an impression
from the original
copper.
Leguay, Eugène. Modern.
Ex Libris Eugène Leguay.
Reproduced in “Ex-Libris
Ana.”
Lejeune. 18th cent.
Le Keux, J. H. Mr. Le Keux,
although of French Huguenot
descent worked in
England all his life, and
died in Durham on February
4, 1896. He is best known
from his engravings for the
architectural works by
Pugin, Ruskin, Wright and
others.
He did a handsome seal book-plate
for himself, and others
for English owners; indeed,
his name is only included
here because its French
appearance might mislead
an inexperienced collector.

E. libris Juliane Boyd. 1877.
Edward Arthur White, F.S.A.
1878. Seal.
Leloir. Modern.
M. Maurice Faulque de Jonquières.
Fantaisie.
Lemaire sculp. 18th cent.
Ex libris Caroli Ludovici
Alexandri de Beauffort,
Marchionis de Beauffort et
de Mondicourt. Armorial.
See “Archives de la Société
Française,” vol. i., p. 140.
Lemaitre, 1772.
Le Masson, Antoine. 17th
cent.
N. Le Mire inv. et sculp.
On the allegorical ex-libris of
the author, J. B. Descamps.
Ex libris J. J. Isambert, 1746.
Armorial; pictorial.
He also engraved the elaborate
nameless plate of M. de
Montaynard, designed by
Ch. Eisen. This design
was afterwards appropriated
for the book-plate of M. de
Noyel. (See Poulet-Malassis,
pp. 28, 31.)
“N. Le Mire sculp. 1777” on a
plate designed by J. Moreau
for the Marquis de Rognes.
(See Moreau.)
Le Roux, J. 1704.
Nicolas Remy Frizon de Blamont,
Président au Parlement.
Signed “J. Le Roux
f. à Paris le 14 aoûst 1704.”
M. Frizon de Blamont had
another plate dated 1694.
(See “Les Bibliophiles Rémois,”
p. 66.)
J. Le Roy fecit 1782.
Des Livres de Mr. Dubut
Curé de Viroflay, etc.
Armorial; ecclesiastical.
(See reproduction.)
(This artist must not be
confounded with Cl. Roy.)
Le Sage. 18th cent.
Letort, Graveur. Rue Castiglione.
Modern.
T. J. Foord Bowes. Armorial.
Le Veau.
Ex libris de Brinon.
Ex libris Jouvencel.
Lizars. 19th cent.
E. Loizelet sculp. Juin, 1876.
Ex Libris A. Beurdeley.
A floral design.
Lordonné f. Adole.
De Saporta. Armorial.
Motto, “Fortis Custodia.”
Loreau à St. Omer. 18th cent.
Louis de Givenchy. Armorial.
Lorphelin à Clermont.
Nameless decorated armorial.
Lorthier f. 18th cent.
De la Biblioteque de Lélarge
Officier au grenier à sel de
Reims.
This rococo plate is reproduced
in “Les Bibliophiles
Rémois,” page 76. The
Lélarge family still exists in
Reims.
Joannes de Loysi fecit, 1659.
Nameless armorial, two varieties.
Qy. Philippe.
Loysi, P. De. See P. Deloysi.
Luc. 19th cent.
Lucas delineav. et fec. à M. le
Mquis de Courtarvel.
Armorial. Military trophy.
18th cent.
Lussaut. 18th cent.
C. M. M.
Ant. Duchene. Prevot des
Batims. du Roi. Armorial.
Maingourd, E. 19th cent.
Major, sc. 1747.
On a nameless plate, designed
by H. Gravelot, with the
motto “Facies mutat semperque
decenter.”
Malbeste, à Paris, 1827.
Ex Bibliotheca Seren^mi. Principis
Friderici de Salm-Kyrburg,
anno 1827.
Mantled armorial.
Mandormet ft. 17—.
Ex Musæo Cli. Imbert.
Armorial.
Manesse, H. 19th cent.
Manessier. 18th cent.
Manfui f.
L’abbé Johann Bapti Berna.
Literary.
R. G. Manuel inv. 18th cent.
Rud. Gab. Manuel. Armorial.
Léopold Mar, Paris.
Ex Libris L. Mar 1895.
Marchand. 18th cent.
C. C. Marechal, 1785.
On a nameless plate with the
inscription: “Papier parley,
quand less Bouche se
taisent” (sic).
Maretz. 17th cent.
P. Marillier inv. et del. 1779
on the armorial Ex Libris
Duché, engraved by De
Launay le jeune. (See
reproduction.)
Marotte, Léon. Modern.
Designed and engraved an
interesting plate for J.
Cartault. Motto, “Chacun
à son tour.”
A. Martial f. Imp. Beillet,
Quai de la Tournelle, 35,
Paris.
On the library interior of
Henry d’Ideville, dated
1867, with the motto, “Fais
ce que dois advienne que
pourra.”
Martinet del. fec.
Ex Libris J. T. Aubry.
Monogram. 18th cent.
Ex libris Joannis Thomae
Aubry. Doct. Theol. Soc.
Sorb. Rectoris S. Ludovici
in insulâ. Motto, “Ite ad
vendentes et emite vobis.”
J. T. Aubry was curé de Saint
Louis en I’lle, Paris.
See “Les Bibliophiles Rémois,”
page 180.
Math (Mathan). 17th cent.
Mathey Sculp.
Mr. Brochant du Breiul,
Conseiller au Parlement.
Armorial. 18th cent.
Matthis, C. E. Alsatian artist.
“A mon cher ami Louis Mohr,
1879.” This plate has the
lines:
“Tel est le triste sort de tout livre prêté,
Souvent il est perdu, toujours il est gâté.”
See “Ex-Libris Alsaciens.”
Maugein, M. 18th cent.
Mauriset. 18th cent.
Maurisset, J. C. 18th cent.
Mavelot, Graveur de Mademoiselle.
Louis François du Bouchet,
Marquis de Souches conseiller
d’Estat prevost de
L’Hostel et Grand Prevost
de France. 17th cent.
Meissonier. Modern.
This famous artist signed with
his well-known monogram
the plate for Vigeant, the
fencing master. It represents
two monkeys with
drawn swords.
Motto, “Ense Vigeant.”
Mercadier, J. 18th cent.
“J. Mercadier inv. et sculp.”
on the very fine armorial
ecclesiastical plate:—
Franciscus Tristanus de Cambon
Episcopus Mirapiscencis.
Plate mark 9½×7.
Merché fecit.
A L’Hospital Comtesse, 1753.
A lady’s armorial plate.
Mr. Taverne de Burgault, 1771.
Armorial.
Merché à Lille.
Henricus Le Couvreur canonicus
Ipprensis.
(The coronet was cut out at
the time of the Revolution.)
Felix de Wavrans, Episc.
Iprensis, 1762. Armorial.
Mr. le Ch^er. de Palys Montrepos,
1769. Armorial.
Merché, Graveur des Etats, à
Lille, 1772.
J. Bowens. 1772. Armorial.
J. C. D. Merché, 1786.
Merlot Fecit.
Le Chevalier de la Cressonniere.
Armorial. 18th
cent.
C. Merves del. Imp. Lemercier
& Cie., 1887.
Ex Libris F. N. J. Edouard
Schutzenberger ancien bâtonnier
de l’ordre des avocats
de St. Dié. Pictorial.
Messager Sculp.
Ex Libris Joannis Baptistae
Rivière. Regis Poloniae
Elect. Saxon. Legationia
Secretarii. Pictorial. 18th
cent.
Metivet, L. Modern.
Bibliothèque Eug. Jacob.
Angels on Jacob’s ladder,
signed L. M.
Metzger, J. R. (of Strasbourg).
Designed and engraved the
armorial plate, “Ex bibliotheca
Schoepfliniana” in
1762. See “Ex-Libris Alsaciens,”
p. 33.
P. H. Chappron Meusnier
inv. et sculp. on the Ex Libris
Chappron, 1762.
Micaud fec. 18th cent.
F. N. E. Droz. Causidici
Acad. Bisunt (Besançon)
socii. Armorial; pictorial.
Female figure holding a
MS. inscribed “Histoire
de Pontarlier.”
J. Michel de Genève.
Signed “Michel fecit, Arelatensis”
on a nameless armorial,
dated 1727, and
“Michel fecit Arelate (Arles)
on the armorial Ex Libris
D. G. De Loinville, 1727.
“J. Michel inven, et incidit
Avenione” (Avignon), on a
nameless armorial, dated
1730.
“J. Michel Genevensis inv.
deli et incidit Avenione” on
the armorial plate of Villeneuve
de Martignan, 1732.
“Michel sculp.” on the armorial
ex libris of D. De Pellissier,
1732, and of Andrae
Barthel dated 1733.
Michel, Marius.
Monogram plate.
Millière sculp., 1782. Jombert
inv.
D. P. (De Prony). Floral
design.
Moitte. 18th cent.
Monchi, de. 18th cent.
C. Monet del.
Ex libris Souchay, Eq^is., Lugduni,
1776. Engraved by
P. P. Choffard. Reproduced
in “Ex-Libris Ana.”
Poulet-Malassis ascribes another
plate to him, signed
“Monnet inv. D’Elvaux sc.”
Monier sculp.
Ludovico Vacher Pastori
Vitellensi, 1768. (Curé de
Vitteaux, Côte D’Or.)
A punning armorial. (See
reproduction.)
L. Monnier fecit. Divione
1762.
Ex Libris P. A. Convers Laudonensis.
Armorial.
Monnier. 18th cent.
Ex Libris Claudii Thibault,
1768. Armorial festoon.
L. Monnier, Modern.
Le Belin. Canting arms.
J. D. de Montalegre fecit.
18th cent.
On a nameless plate, query of
Polycarp Muellen, about
1740. Pictorial. P.M. in
monogram. Two sizes.
François Montulay fecit.
Ex Libris Delaleu. 1754.
Armorial; pictorial. (See
reproduction.)
Montulay lenée.
(For Montulay l’aïné.)
Signed a nameless armorial
book-plate for Jules-Hardouin
Mansart, the celebrated
architect, who was
Director of Public Buildings
under Louis XIV. 17th cent.
J. N. Moreau, le Jeune signed
inv. et sculp., 1770, on
the armorial plate “Du
Cabinet de livres de A. P.
de Fontenay, Sgr. de Sommant,”
etc.; and J. Moreau
del. on the Ex libris Marquis
de Rognes, 1777.
“Moreau sculp.” on the Ex
Libris Ludovici des Champs
des Tournelles.
“Moreau in. fecit 1768” on a
nameless armorial.

“Moreau i. et s..” on the nameless
armorial of Moreau
d’Hemery, and J.M. Moreau
jeune on a nameless plate,
dated 1766. (See Poulet-Malassis,
page 63.)
C. Motteroz Imp. Modern.
De la Bibliothèque de Jules
Richard.
Moulinneuf. 18th cent.
Moynier, L. Modern.
Ex Libris L. Moynier, 1873.
Monogram.
Moyreau, Mme. 18th
cent.
Müller. 1779.
J. Reuss. Armorial; pictorial.
(Par son ami Müller
1779.) See p. 329.
Nicole à Nancy.
Nameless armorial plate, 1744,
and another dated 1745, said
to be for Le Preudhomme
de Fontenay.
Mr. L’Abbé de Seichamps,
1747. Armorial.
Mr. le Président Gallois,
Con^sr. d’Etat. 1763.
Armorial.
De la Bibliothèque de Linsigne
Eglise Primatialle de Lorraine,
1767.
(See reproduction.)
Le Chevalier Dumars de Vaudoncour,
etc., 1753.
Armorial; pictorial.
Mr. de Provenchères. 1762.
Armorial. No motto.
And a large number of other
dated plates.
Nicole fils, à Nancy, 1754,
1755.
Nion. 18th cent.
Noblin. 18th cent.
Ad. Noel gr. Modern.
Ex Libris de Marie Georgel.
Reproduced on page 219,
“Ladies’ Book-plates.”
Pierre Nolin, 1650.
Signed an armorial plate for
“Charles, Marquis et Comte
de Rostaing,” and “Mre.
Simon Chauuel, Chevalier
Seigneur de la Pigeonnière,
Conseiller du Roy,” etc., both
of which were reproduced
in the “Trésor Héraldique
Armorial,” published by
Charles Segoing in 1657,
containing copies of more
than sixty other book-plates
either by Pierre Nolin, or
borrowed by him from the
owners, or from other engravers.
(See Poulet-Malassis,
page 25.)
Nonot fecit. 18th cent.
Manchon. Armorial.
Nonot, Charlotte. 18th
cent.
T. Nouvian sculp. Modern.
Léon Germain, Nancy. (See
reproduction.)
Oberkampff. Modern.
Ex Libris Bilco. Literary.
Oblin sc.
Bibliothèque de Mr. Berryer.
Armorial festoon. Berryer
had another armorial plate,
not signed.
(See reproduction.)
Ogier, à Lyon, 1696.
And signed Ogier fe Lugduni
(Lyons), 1704, on the nameless
plate of Froissard-Broissia.
Ollivault à Rennes. 18th
cent.
J. C. Villers. Books, violin,
etc.
De la Bibliothèque de Laussat.
Ex Libris de Mr. de Sarrobert.
Armorial.
Ollivault, à Paris, 1788.
Madame du Bu de Longchamp,
179-.
Livres de M. N. de Château-Giron.
A charming design.
Motto, “Pensez y ce que
vous voudrez.”
Reproduced in “Ex-Libris
Ana,” page 20.
P. Pagnier, 1879.
Ex Bibli. Lardet. Armorial.

M. Palaiseau sc.
Ex Libris Alphei Cazenave
Doct^is. Medici: 1835.
Ex Libris Le Roy, Doct^is.
Medici. 1835.
Pallière, F. 18th cent.
De la Bibliothèque de Mr. de
Polverel, Ecuyer. Avocat
au Parlement.
Decorated armorial.
Lamouroux. Armorial.
Palluet, Du.
J. A. T. Chambon de Contagnet.
Armorial. No motto.
Papillon.
On a nameless plate, dated
1764.
On a pictorial plate, dated
1771, with the motto,
“Tuetur et nutrit,” and
below it the inscription,
“Cong. Miss. Sem. S. Car.
Pict.” This was reproduced
on p. 172, vol. i., “Archives
de la Société Française,”
with the question if it could
have been the Ex-libris belonging
to a Seminary of
Saint Charles at Poitiers.
Pariset sc. 18th cent.
On the armorial Ex Libris
Joannis Laurentii Aublé
designed by F. Boucher.
A handsome plate reproduced
by Poulet-Malassis, p. 58.
P. Pascalon inv. del.
On the Ex Libris C. B^ard.
(Ch. Bayard of Lyons,) engraved
by P. A. Varin in
1879.
Pegard, J. 19th cent.
H. Pellissier sc. à Marseille,
1895.
Ex Libris P. Dor.
Armorial; literary.
Perret, Marius.
Ex Libris for a “Catalogue
des ouvrages condamnés.”
Reproduced by Henri
Bouchot.
Louis Perrin, Lyon. Modern.
De la Bibliothèque du Château
de Toury-sur-Abron.
Armorial.
Perry, F. 19th cent.
Phelippeau, C. 18th cent.
Picart fe. 17th cent.
Nameless armorial plate. (Ex
libris d’Auzoles.) Motto,
“Sub zodiaco vales.”
Reproduced in Poulet-Malassis,
p. 11.
B. Picart. 18th cent.
A nameless pictorial plate.
Interior of a printing office.
Motto, “Vitam mortuis
reddo.”
“B. Picart del. 1718.” On a
nameless library interior.
Motto, “Uni vero.” (See
reproduction, p. 331.)
Ex libris Jean Gabriel Peltier
de Cholet, 1728.
“B. Picart dir. 1725.” Nameless
armorial plate. Motto,
“Sapere aude.” (Qy. arms of
George, Viscount Parker.)
“B. Picart del. et sculp. 1729.”
On a nameless armorial with
supporters. No motto.
Bernard Picart designed an
allegorical plate for Prosper
Marchand. (See Poulet-Malassis,
p. 31; he does not
mention the period.)
E. Picard del. Modern.
Ex Libris Ernest Petit. Imitation
of an ancient seal.
Picart, Jacques. 17th cent.
Some of his heraldic designs
were included in the “Trésor
Héraldique Armorial,” published
by Charles Ségoing
in 1657.
Joan Picart fecit.
On the plate of De Justel.
Armorial. No motto. 17th
cent.
Ex libris De Chaponay.
(Prévot des Marchands de
la ville de Lyon en 1627.)
Signed Joan Picart incidit.
(See Poulet-Malassis, p. 9.)
J. Picart sc. 17th cent.
Nameless armorial. Les frères
Sainte Marthe. (See Poulet-Malassis,
p. 13.)
Nameless armorial of Le Puy
du Fou. (See Poulet-Malassis,
p. 15.)

Pierre del. 18th cent.
On the plate of Mr. Mignot
de Montigny, engraved by
Louise Le Daulceur.
Pille, Henri.
Designed the modern punning
plate of E. Tabouriech.
F. Pilsen, f^t. 18th cent.
On the Ex libris of Louis
Claude Daquin, a celebrated
organist of the church of
Saint Paul, Paris, who died
in Paris, 1772. His initials
L. C. D. are in a Louis XV.
cartouche, on which are
resting musical instruments
and books.
This plate is in the collection
of the Bibliothèque Nationale,
Paris, but it is probably
scarce, as neither Poulet-Malassis
nor Lord de
Tabley mention it, or the
engraver. (See reproduction.)
Pinot, fils. 18th cent.
Poilly, J. B. De. 18th cent.
Poisson Sc. 1787.
On a nameless armorial
ecclesiastical plate. (Qy.
Orival arms.)
Pollet. 19th cent.
Engraved an Oriental Ex
libris for Mons. Félix Solar,
after a design by Alexandre
Bida.
M. Potémont, inv. R. Martial,
sc.
These signatures are on the
very large and curious book-plate
for Mons. Abel Lemercier,
on which are to be
found a collection of the
various maledictions employed
against book
borrowers.
Potier, J. 19th cent.
Aimé Leroy. Valenciennes.
Library interior. Motto,
“Mes livres font (sic) (not
sont as sometimes quoted)
ma joie.”
Reproduced in “Ex-Libris
Ana.”
A. Prévot Scul. Modern.
Bibliothèque de Ch. Prèvot.
This large plate is but a reproduction
of a frontispiece
designed by Bernard Picart,
in 1712, for an edition of
the works of J. B. Rousseau.
This ex-libris is generally
found printed on tinted
paper.
L. Provost Graveur. Rue de
Richelieu, 38, Paris. Modern.
Provost-Blondel. 19th cent.
R. de Quirielle invenit.
Ex libris Roger de Quirielle.
Woodcut library interior.
Modern.
Raigniauld, Riomi.
(Regnault of Riomi in Auvergne.)
A large nameless armorial
plate, dated 1644, described
by Warren, p. 140. (See
reduced reproduction.)
Ramel f. 18th cent.
Ex libris J. Vallat. Motto,
“Deus vallat justos.”
An armorial plate, shield
in a distinctly Chippendale
frame.
Randu.
Connetablie te Maré Chaussée
de France, 1779. (sic.)
Armorial.
Raparlier inv. 1880.
Monogram plate of Cordier,
with the motto, “Le flâne
donc je suis.”
(Engraved by P. A. Varin.)
Regnault, J. 18th cent.
P. R. (Paul Reiber). 1879.
Ex Libris Reiber.
M. Paul Reiber, of Strasbourg,
engraved this pretty
little plate for himself, and
his brother, M. Ferdinand
Reiber, who was a zealous
collector of book-plates.
See “Ex-Libris Alsaciens,”
p. 42.
Reillet Imp: Quai de la
Tournelle, 35, Paris.
Bibliothèque Pichon, 1874.
This plate was engraved by P.
A. Varin.
Riboulet-Goby. 19th cent.
T. Richomme sculp. an xii.
De la bibliothèque de Mr. F.
L. M. Richomme.
Library interior.
Robert Et Lepage. Grs. Lith.
Douai.
Sr. William de Sars, Chevalier.
Anno 1858. Armorial.
Robin. 18th cent.
Gallatin. Armorial.
Rochebrune, O. De. Also
signed O. de Roch: and O.
de R.
M. Octave de Rochebrune designed
several book-plates
for himself, and for members
of his family, as well as for
Benjamin Fillon, the author,
and T. S. Montague. These
are dated 1867, 1868, 1869,
1871, 1873.
Roger. 18th cent.
M. C. Rolide, 1750.
J. C. Q. E. H. Deviné.
Pictorial.
Rops, Félicien. Modern.
Emanuel Gideon. Pictorial.
A correspondence about a
book-plate wrongly attributed
to this well-known
artist will be found in the
“Archives de la Société
Française,” vol. i., pp. 149,
190, 195.
Rose. 18th cent.
“Fait par Rose,” on a nameless
armorial plate, background
a field, with military
tents. Motto, “Quam
foedari potius mori.”
Rosée, Aloys, Com. De La.
See Aloys.
Rottiers, Capt.
“Fait a l’eau forte par le Capt.
Rottiers ce 30 Aoust 1808.”
On a nameless armorial
plate ascribed to Comte de
Hoeuff, of Holland.
Rouargue. 19th cent.
Rousseau. 17th cent.
P. Le. Roux f. à Paris le 14
Aoust 1704.
On the armorial plate of Nicolas
Remy Frizon de Blamont,
Président au Parlement.
(See reproduction.)
Roy. 18th cent.
Ex Libris de Bourgongne.
Armorial.
(Probably Marie-Nicolas de
Bourgongne, Chanoine de
l’Eglise de Rheims, who
died in 1804, aged 81.)
Dionys. Franc. Secousse,
Eques in Paris. Armorial.
Joan. Mariae. Morin. de Teintot
Eccl. Meld. Canonici.
Armorial.
This Roy was probably the
father of the following engraver.
Roy, Claude. Born in Paris
about 1712. For many years
he worked as an engraver,
principally of portraits,
which it appears he also
sold at his own shop. “Dessiné
et gravé par Roy. Se
vend à Paris chez Roy,
graveur, sur le quai des
Orfèvres.”
For some years he was compelled
to desist from work
owing to the failure of his
sight, which, however, was
restored to him, and on his
subsequent works he alludes
to this happy recovery.
Thus on a portrait of Vinatier,
he signs: “Dessiné
Gravé et Offert en 1743, par
son très obligé Serviteur Cl.
Roy, après le Recouvrement
de sa veüe.” He only produced
a few ex-libris, but
these are of exceptional
merit, and are much sought
after.
He signed at times “graveur
sur tous metaux.” He died
at his residence on the
Quai des Orfèvres in 1792,
aged 80.
A nameless plate bearing the
arms of Henri-Anne de
Fuligny Damas, Comte de
Rocheouart, etc., and those
of his wife, Marie Gabrielle
de Pons. As this Comte
de Fuligny-Damas died on
February 24, 1745, this
plate must have been engraved
before that date. It
is a very handsome design,
having, in addition to the
two shields, a number of
musical instruments within
an elegant floral border. It
is signed Cl. Roy D. et Sc.
Reproduced in the “Archives
de la Société Française,”
March, 1894. With an
article on Claude Roy.
Bibli. Ioan. Petri. Ludovici
de Podio. Equitis. Domini
de Laloubière, 1750. Signed
Roy inv. et sculp. Armorial.
Nic. Gat. Hamarc de Laborde
equitis. Signed Cl. Roy
inv. et fec. 1765.
Royer, Emile. 19th cent.
Saint-aubin, Augustin De.
18th cent.
Signed his own ex-libris
“Augu^us de Saint-Aubin;”
that of Ludovicus de Meslin,
“Aug. de Saint-Aubin
fecit;” and. “Aug. de Saint-Aubin
inv. del. 1763” on the
charming plate of F. de la
Rochefoucault, Marchionis
de Bayers, which exists in
three dates. (See Poulet-Malassis,
page 62.)
De St. Hilaire del. et sc.
Joannis Bernardi Nack.
A curious pictorial plate,
dated 1759. This was reproduced
by Warren. Nack
was a citizen and merchant
of Frankfort, but De St.
Hilaire was probably a
Frenchman. (See also
Wicker.)
Sarret. 17th cent.
Sas, Chrétien. 17th cent.
G. Save sc. H. Christophe, lith.
Nancy.
Ex Libris A. Benoit, Berthelmingen,
1894. Pictorial.
Scotin, J. B. 18th cent.
Bibliotheca Domini Mascrany.
Armorial.
D^ui Richard de Ruffey, Regi a
Consiliis, etc. Armorial.
Bibliothèque de Mr. le C^te
Richard de Vesvrotte.
Armorial. Another design
copied from the above, the
coronet and inscription
being altered. The Comte
de Vesvrotte was a refugee
from the Revolution; he
died in 1840.
Gérard Scotin l’ainé, à Paris
(1643-1715).
Joh: Heinr: Burckhard M.D.
Armorial. Two sizes.
Charles de Bachi, marquis
d’Aubais.
Armorial, with supporters.
A very scarce plate.
Scotto.
Le Comte D. Boutourlin.
Armorial.
S—— V. De (Semeuze). 18th
cent.
V. de Semeuze del. et sc. 1761
on the armorial plate of A.
J. Havé and inv. et sculp.
on the Ex Libris Hédouin
1763; and the same on
another plate for Hédouin,
dated 1764, with flags and
cannons. (See “Les Bibliophiles
Rémois,” pp. 69, 71.)
L. Seon del. sc. 1872.
Bibliothèques Municipales
Ville de Lyon. Literary.
Seraucourt fecit 1747.
Nobilis Patrici Veneti Claudii
Rocher. A pictorial.
A. Serin, à Paris. 19th
cent.
A. Serjent scul. Carnuti, 1773
(Chartres) on the beautiful
plate inscribed “Ex Libris
D. D. d’Archambault” (See
reproduction), and Serjent
fecit on an inferior plate for
Mr. Tascher. M. Poulet-Malassis
styles this engraver
Sergent-Marceau.
Sicard. 18th cent.
Simon, Henry.
“Graveur du Cabinet de sa
Majesté l’Empereur & Roi, &
du Conseil du Sceau des
Titres.”
The name of this engraver
thus occurs on the title-page of
the “Armorial Général de
l’Empire Français,” dated
1812, which gives the arms of
the French Imperial family,
nobility and cities, etc., as
settled by Napoleon I.
An elaborate work, with
large heraldic engravings.
Simonin, à Toloze. 17th cent.
Somm. Modern.
The ex-libris of M. Gandouin.
Sornique. 18th cent.
Stagnon sc. 18th cent.
Il Cittadino Carlo Giac^o
Caissotti. Motto, “Les
Hommes naissent libres et
egaux en droits.” Pictorial.
A nameless armorial plate,
with military trophy, signed
“Dessiné et gravé par A.
M. Stagnon Graveur des
Sceaux du Roi a Turin,
1780.”
Stallin, E. 18th cent.
Du Cabinet de Mre. Barthelemy
Gabriel Rolland D’Erceville,
Consr. au Parlement
de Paris, 1750.
Armorial. (M. Rolland
had another plate, dated
1761, not signed.)
a Mr. de Lorme, Gentilhomme
Ordinaire du Roy.
Armorial.
Stern, Graveur à Paris.
M. Stern has signed some of
the most beautiful modern
French book-plates; light,
graceful, and clearly engraved.
A fair proportion
of his plates are what we
term plain armorial; indeed,
these somewhat resemble
the neat, formal workmanship
of the modern London
heraldic engravers.
Those herein named have
been selected only as typical
examples of the various
styles he has produced.
Biblioteca Conte Di Aquila.
Seal, armorial.
Monogram B. C. Motto,
“C’est ma Toquade.” (See
reproduction.)
Alfred Bovet.
Wilfrid Chauvin.
A. Clericeau. Pictorial. (See
reproduction.)
L. Delatre. Pictorial. (See
reproduction.)
Antonio E. D’Ornellas.
Armorial.
Emile Levavasseur.
Monogram.
Paulde Saint Victor (Historian
and Journalist). Seal.
Alphonse Royer. Monogram.
Patrice Salin.
Motto, “Tel je suis prends
moi.” Monogram.
Ex Musæo Castellanæ Genevensium.
H. L. B. 1874
(Bordier).
Ex Libris Dupuytrein, 1884.
Pictorial.
Ex Libris Armand Baschet.
Crest in a garter. Motto,
“Custos vel ultor.” (Signed
Stern, Panoramas 47,
Paris.)
Bibliothèque du Marquis de
Granges de Surgères.
Motto, “Post tenebras spero
lucem.” Armorial.
Ex Libris V. Diancourt.
Motto, “Eligere, Colligere,
Legere.” Mons. Victor
Diancourt, who is Mayor of
Reims, has written some
works on the history of that
city.
A charming fantaisie plate,
reproduced on page 96. “Les
Bibliophiles Rémois.
A. Steyert del. et sculp.
Ex Libris Auguste Fabre (of
Lyons). Motto, “Le petafine
pas.” 19th cent.
Storck.
J. Morel, Lyon, 1843.
Pictorial.
R. Strange scul. on a nameless
plate designed by C. Eisen,
dated 1749.
Sir Robert Strange was a
devoted adherent of the Stuart
dynasty, and, having been implicated
in the 1745 attempt
to expel the Hanoverian
usurper, he was obliged to
seek refuge in France. He
executed many fine engravings,
as well as several
other book-plates.
J. Striedbeck fec. Argent.
(Strasbourg.)
On the armorial plate of the
Alsatian scholar and bibliophile,
Richard Brunck. (See
“Ex Libris Alsaciens,” page
41.)
Striedbeck of Strasbourg also
engraved the following:
Jacob Reinbold Spielmann.
Armorial; pictorial.
Ex Bib. Philippi Henrici Boecleri
(of Strasbourg).
Emile Sulpis sculp. F. Vernon
del.
L. B. (Portrait plate of Madame
Baillieu. Library
interior.) Dated 1894.
Sylvestre, J. E. Modern.
Ex-libris J. E. Sylvestre.
Motto, “Nihil.” Eve plucking
the apple: a very plain
young lady, with large flat
feet. Reproduced in “Ex-Libris
Ana.”
Ex Libris Jules de Marthold.
Fantaisie. Motto, “Passons.”
Reproduced in “Ex-Libris
Ana.”
Ex libris Lebègue. Fantaisie.
Motto, “Lire delivre.”
A. Salze. A pictorial plate
designed for a bibliophile of
Montpellier. Motto, “Utile
dulci.”
And several others.
Tardieu filius. 18th cent.
On a nameless ecclesiastical
armorial plate.
Tardieu, P. F. 18th cent.
Tardieu, Lse Duv. (Gravé
par.)
Sangnier D’Abrancourt.
Armorial. No motto.
Tardiveau, à Rennes.
On a plate inscribed “à Mr.
Lefèron de l’Hermite.”
Armorial with supporters.
Signed Fecerunt Tardiveau
et le fèron Redon. Date indistinct,
either 1767 or 1787.
P. Targé sculp.
Nameless plate, armorial,
pictorial, dated 1730. Motto,
“Invenit et perficit.”
G. Tasnière fecit, Taurini,
1697.
On a nameless armorial. (See
“Archives de la Société
Française,” vol. ii., p. 44.)
Tattegrain, Francis.
Signed “F. R. Tatt.” on the
fantastic etched plate of M.
Georges Vicaire, dated 1888.
Reproduced in the “Archives
de la Société Française,”
vol. iii., Feb., 1896.
Mons. F. Tattegrain, born in
Péronne, is an artist of
standing, some of whose
paintings adorn the Hôtel
de Ville in Paris.
Tavernier, E.
Bibliothèque Société de l’Histoire
du Protestantisme
Français. Pictorial. Dated
1868. (See reproduction.)
Thansis 18th cent.
A. Thèry d’Inghem, à Cisoing.
Adrien Thèry d’Inghem, chanonie
régulier de l’abbaye
de Cisoing, engraved an
armorial plate for his brother
the Abbé de Gricourt,
dated 1750, signed A. T.
Cis. (See reproduction.)
Thevenard, M. 18th cent.
M. F. Huguenin Dumitand.
Armorial landscape.
Thibaut. 18th cent.
Thièry, C. E. Modern.
C. E. Thièry. Library interior.
“Bébé fait irruption dans la
bibliothèque—gare!!”
Bibliotheca Oratorii Turonensis.
Ecclesiastical.
Ingold (D’après la miniature
originale de 1466). This
belongs to the Rev. Father
Ingold, author of “Les Ex-libris
Oratoriens.” Paris,
1892. (See reproduction.)
Mons. Claude Emile Thièry
was one of the founders of
the Société Française,—he
died at Maxéville on February
3, 1895.
He was born in 1828, studied
in the Ecole des Beaux
Arts, and was a graceful and
humorous artist. He was
appointed engraver to the
Austrian Court, and was for
some time curator of the
Museum of Nancy.
An article on his works
appeared in the “Archives
de la Société Française” for
January, 1894, with a series
of book-plates he designed
for his friend Gustave Droz,
and he also engraved several
plates for his own books—of
these the most interesting
was in imitation of a MS. of
the Middle Ages, impressions
of which were issued
with the “Archives de la
Société Française” for January,
1895, accompanied
by a humorous letter from
Mons. Thièry himself.
E. Thièry f.
Nameless literary plate, belonging
to Beaupré, Conseiller
à la Cour de Nancy.
Two states.
Thomassin. 17th cent.
A nameless plate bearing the
arms of the Nivernais family
D’Armes.
Le Tillier inv.
Ex Libris Francisci Perrault
Ecclesiae de Praville in
Belsia. Rectoris 1764.
Portrait.
Reproduced in the “Ex-libris
Journal,” vol. iii., p.
69.
Tiphaigne, L. 17th cent.
On the nameless armorial
book-plate of De Roquelaure,
surrounded by the
collars of the orders of
Saint Michael and the
Holy Ghost. (See Poulet-Malassis,
p. 12.)
Tissot, J. 19th cent.
T., J. (Jean Toustain.) 17th
cent.
An armorial plate inscribed
“B^teq de M^gr Pellot P^er Pres^nt
du Parl^ut de Normandie.”
Poulet-Malassis gives the
date of this plate as between
1670-1686, and ascribes it
to Jean Toustain, an engraver
of Normandy.
J. Toustain Inv. F.
Ex Bibliotecha (sic) Illustrissimi
Nobilissimique Viri D.
Domini Claudii de Vassy
Marchionis de Pirou necnon
de Bressey Domini
Castellani de Touchet necnon
de Beaufou Domini et
Patroni de Celland de
L’Espinay Tesson de St.
Marcouf, &c. 17th cent.
(See reproduction.)
Traiteur, J.
Mr. le Marquis de Saisseval,
1772. Armorial, with supporters.
M. L. Comte d’Essales 1771.
Armorial.
“Traiteur fecit 1761.” On the
plate of F. J. Schwendt, an
Alsatian of some note, who
died in 1824.
See “Archives de la Société
Française,” August, 1894.
Trouchou. 19th cent.
Trudon. 17th cent.
Signed a nameless plate bearing
the arms of Potier de
Novion.
He engraved the whole of the
plates for the heraldic work
entitled “Nouveau traité de
la science pratique du
blason,” published in 1689.
Tubert. 18th cent.
V., J. H. (Valori.) 18th cent.
J. H. V. scul. on the nameless
plate designed by J. B.
(Boucher) for the Chevalier
de Valori.
Vacheron fecit à Douai, 1769.
Benoit Bieswal, avocat en
Parlement. Armorial.
J. Valdor, à Nancy. 17th cent.
Signed the armorial Ex libris
“Guillelmus Grangierus.”
thus, Faict à Nancy p. J.
Valdor.