From the library of the famous autograph collector Dawson Turner: important autograph collection with coloured coats-of-arms of mainly 16th- & 17th-century rulers, noblemen and military ALBUM containing a collection of 60 autographs and coloured coat-of-arms.

      Autographs: ca. 1525-1775.. Oblong small 8vo (14 x 9,5 cm). Late 18th/ early 19th century marbled calf, spine gilt in compartments, both covers with gilt floral border, central ornaments, and corner pieces, marbled endpapers, red sprinkled edges. With 56 coloured coats of arms, 40 of the autographs in emblematical cartouches: washed pen and ink drawings. 11 blank lvs., one leaf with the first coat-of-arms on its verso, 60 numbered lvs. with autographs and coats-of-arms, 64 blank lvs.. Exciting album with 60 autographs of important 16th- to 18th-century European (mainly French, German and Dutch) rulers, noblemen, politicians and military, with 56 nicely watercoloured coats-of-arms (and one uncoloured coat-of-arms), including famous names as: the Counts of Egmont and Horne, both beheaded in 1568 in Brussels, William of Oranje, Cardinal Janssenius, Comte de Ligne & Prince de Fauquemberg, Prince Eugene de Savoye, Le comte de Tilly, Francois Fenelon, Everardt Nicolay, and Antoine de Lalaing.The collection has been in the posession of the famous botanist and antiquary Dawson Turner (1775-1858), who wrote his owner's entry dated 1825 on the first blank. His huge library comprised nearly 8000 volumes and was especially important and renowned for the many manuscripts and autographs such as the Macro manuscripts including sir Henry Spelman's collection (purchased in 1820). Many of the volumes in Turner's library were enriched with sketches, drawings and etchings by his wife and daughters, who were all pupils of the watercolourist John Sell Cotman, who settled near the family's home on Turner's inducement in 1812. The autographs in the present collection are written on slips of paper cut out from letters and other documents and mounted on the leaves of the album. 40 of the 60 autographs are embellished with a washed pen and ink cartouche with figures, landscapes and ornamental designs, mainly of emblematical character. These are all unsigned, but they are probably done by members of the artistic Turner family. Most of Turner's library, including 150 volumes of manuscripts and letters was sold in 1853. The remainder, including a staggering 40.000 letters was sold at auction after his death, in 1859. A catalogue of the collection was published at the time of the sale. List of coats of arms and autographs: (coats-of-arms and autograph in cartouche: 1-8, 10-32, 33-40 (33: uncoloured); with cartouche, no coat-of-arms: 9; coat-of-arms, no cartouche: 41-56, 59-60; autograph only: 57-58)1. Philip II de Montmorency, Count of Horne (Castle of Nevele, 1524-1568). The famous 'Graaf van Horne' Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece; together with the count of Egmont, beheaded in Brussels (see nr. 27). Coat-of-arms: Rietstap IV, pl. CCXXXIX. 2. Johann Casimir Duke of Saxony-Coburg (1564-1633).3. Floris de Geuse (van Pallandt) van Culemborg (b. ca. 1535).4. Hendrik Graaf van den Bergh, Marquis van Berghen op Zoom (Count of Den Bergh Marquis of Bergen op Zoom (1573-1638).5. Ferdinand, Fürst zum Fürstenberg.6. P. Brederode.7. P . Wartenberg.8. Ludwig zu S .9. Johann Christoph Bartenstein (without coat-of-arms).10. J.A. Kostachoff, or Bostachoff (?).11. G. Fleming = Heino Heinrich Graf Flemming (1632-1706), a Saxon, later Brandenburger army leader and Field Marshal and Governor of Berlin. After serving William of Orange excellently several times, Flemming eventually came to serve in the Saxon and Brandenburg armies. His coat-of-arms: Rietstap II, pl. CCCXXXII.12. Ostermann (cf. coat-of-arms: Rietstap IV, pl. CCCXXIV).13. F. Rheingraff.14. Margreta Graffin Brunswick-Lüneburg (1518-1569).15. Albertus Casimit Princeps Bavarienus.16. Joachim Carolus Duke of Brunswick & Lüneburg, Provost of Strasbourg (1573-1615).17. Julius August, Duke of Brunswick & Lüneburg (1528-1589) the father of nr. 16.18. August der Jügere, Duke of Brunswick& Lüneburg (d. 1666) founder of the famous library at Wolffenbüttel.19. Johann Ernest I, Duke of Saxony (1594-1626).20. Beuvron.21. (Bishop) Mons. De . Y Aragon.22. Louis-Charles de Bourbon comte d'Eu? (?) (Coat of arms: see Olivier, pl. 2592f).23. Cardinal Janssenius (1510-1576), Catholic bishop of Ypres and the father of the religious movement known as Jansenism.24. Cornelis van der Goude (= Dutch painter 1510-1552?).25. Andriess van So 26. Georg Friedrich of Nassau-Siegen (son of Jan VIII brother of Johann Maurits (of the Mauritshuis The Hague) (1606-1674).27. Prins Lamoraal I van Gavere graaf van Egmont (1522-1568). The famous 'Graaf van Egmont ; together with the count of Horne, beheaded in Brussels; see nr. 1). 28. De Montmorency (coat-of-arms of the family Montmorency, but this variant not in Rietstap).29. Prince de Berghes (Coat-of-arms: see Rietstap I, pl. CLXXXV).30. Anna de Lorraine (1522-1568) the wife of Rene de Chalon & later of Philip II Duke of Aerschot.31. William of Orange , Prince of Nassau (1533-1584) the 'Father of the Fatherland'.32. Jacques (?) de Ligne, Comte de Ligne, Prince de Fauquemberg , Prince de Mortagne, Baron de Beloeil (c. 1552). The coat-of arms of Beloeil is part of the arms on the opposite page.33. ?34. 'Le Marechal d'artaignan': = Pierre de Montesquiou, comte d'Artagnan and later comte de Montesquiou (1640-1725), a French soldier and Marshal of France.35. Prince Eugene de Savoye : the famous Francois-Eugene, Prince of Savoy-Carignan (1663-1736), a general of world renown, and one the most prominent military commanders in European history.36. Le comte de Tilly : the famous general from the Thirty Year's War Johan Tserclaes count of Tilly (1559-1632).37. Graeff van .38. 'Le Marechal de Noailles': probably Anne Jules de Noailles marechal de France (1650-1708), or Adrien Maurice (1678-1760).39. 'Le Marechal de Belleisle' = Charles-Louis-Auguste Fouquet de Belle-Isle, ne a Villefranche-de-Rouergue le 22 septembre1684 et mort a Versailles le 26 janvier 1761, un officier et diplomate francais. 40. 'a.h. de frejus': = Bishop Andre Hercule de Fleury (1653-1743), a 'homme d'Etat francais; he was de facto the principal secretary of state of Louis XV (1726-1743). Since 1699 he was the bishop of Frejus. In 1726 he was appointed Cardinal (see nr. 41).41. 'le Cardinal de fleury': = Andre Hercule de Fleury (see nr. 40), with the same coat-of-arms as nr. 40, now however with the signs of a Cardinal that is to say after 1726.42. Chauvelin = probably Germain Louis Chauvelin, marquis de Grosbois (1685-1762), secretary of Foreign affairs of Louis XV (Coat-of-arms : Rietstap II, pl. LXXII).43. 'Fenelon': = Francois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon, more commonly known as Francois Fenelon (1651-1715), French Roman Catholic theologian , poet and writer (?).44. 'Le Baron de Malkknecht': = Baron Malknecht, secretary to the Elector of Bavaria.45. B.C (?). de Munnichen: = Burckhardt Christoph Munnich (1683-1767)? Cf. for the coat-of-arms: Rietstap IV, pl. CCLXIV.46. Friedrich Landgraf von Hessen (Eschwege) (1617-1655).47. 'Fredric Jaques Landgraf Hessen': = Friedrich III Jacob Landgraf von Hessen-Homburg (1673-1746).48. de Nassau (coat-of-arms of Nassau-Vianden, see Rietstap IV, pl. CCLXXIV).49. Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz (also 'Jan Wellem'; 1658-1716), since 1679 known as Johann Wilhelm II. Herzog von Jülich und Berg and since 1690 also 'Erzschatzmeister des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, Kurfürst von der Pfalz und Herzog von der Pfalz-Neuburg '.50. Wielant .51. Roussel 52. Cornelis ('Cornille'?) Suys (1514-1580), Lord of Rijswijk and president of the Court of Holland.53. Everardt Nicolay (1498-1561), the brother of Janus Secundus.54. Fürst zu Schwarzburg55. Charles de .56. Antoine de Lalaing (1480-1540) Count of Hoochstraeten Stadtholder of Holland.57. Jonker Roeloff van Stakenbroeck Governor of the States of Holland at Woerden (ca. 1535-1585).58. Jehan de Ponaurs (?).59. ?60. Charles de Lieques. Fine album with a nice provenance.- (Spine dam.). On Dawson Turner: DNB LVII, p.334f