French Book-plates Part 52

Reproduced in the "Archives de la Societe Francaise,"

April, 1895.

VAN MERLEN, T. J. 18th cent.

VAN MUYDEN, E. Modern.

Library interior of L. Bauzon, 1891. Motto, "_Lire et choisir._"

Ex Libris F. Raisin 1891.

Motto, "_Ils sont trop verts._"

Allegorical.

Ex Libris Manoury. Portrait plate, 1890.

Ex Libris Wolf. (See reproduction.)

VARIN, 1774.

VARIN, PIERRE ADOLPHE.

Born at Chalons-sur-Marne on May 24, 1821, he settled early in Paris, where he achieved distinction as an engraver. For a long ill.u.s.trated article on the works of this artist see "Les Archives de la Societe Francaise," September, 1895.

The following are some of the princ.i.p.al plates he has engraved:

Bibliothe Pichon (Baron J.

Pichon). Library interior, dated 1873, and an armorial plate.

Ex Lib Deu. Literary.

H. G. 1880. A handsome pictorial plate for Mons. Henri Gresle, who died in 1893.

Ex libris de ma tante Pauline Etevenon, Paris.

Armand Bourgeois 1883.

Pictorial.

Jules Bourgeois, 1883.

Pictorial.

C. B^{ard}. (Ch. Bayard, an architect of Lyons.)

H. C. C. (H. Cordier.) 1880.

A. D. M. 1881. (A. de Manet of Brussels.)

Comte de Lavaur de Sainte-Fortunade, 1874. Armorial.

Th.o.r.eux (de la Roch.e.l.le), 1872.

Lhoste de Chaalons (intended for Monsr. Lhote de Chalons). Armorial.

Ex Libris Henrici Jadart, Reims, 1884. Motto, "_Utinam prosim._"

Mons. Henri Jadart, secretaire general de l'Academie de Reims, is the author of several works relating to the history and antiquities of Reims.

"Les Bibliophiles Remois,"

published by him in 1894, is a work of considerable research and of much utility to the collectors of French book-plates. (See Bibliography.)

VERAN, J. M. 19th cent.

F. VERNON _del. Emile Sulpis sculp._

L. B. (Portrait of Madame Baillieu in her library.) Dated 1894.

VEYRIER _fecit._

Forbyn Ste. Croix 1751.

Armorial.

J. B. Gastaldy D. Med. 1752.

Armorial.

Ex Libris Antonii Ludovici Tellus 1760. Armorial.

He also engraved the Ex Libris Joseph-Francois de Faucher. (See "Archives de la Societe Francaise,"

vol. ii., November, 1895.)

J. VIDAL, _a Bordeaux_. 19th cent.

VIDAL, HONORe.

_Grave par Honore Vidal_ on the plate of John Brook Wood, 1835.

VIGNERON.

Coloured ex-libris for M. Piat.

Nameless plate of Mons.

Cousin. Motto, "_C'est ma toquade._" This is signed _Stern graveur_.

VIGNEROT, ROUGERON.

Modern.

Ex Libris de A. Hustin.

Motto, "_Scientia et labore._"

Monogram.

VILLIEZ _fecit_ 1770.