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.