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According to the Henri Perruchot biography of Toulouse-Lautrec (1962), he preferred this bar over the nearby Weber's, also frequented by artists and writers of the day. He introduced May Milton (see E.1375-1931) and May Belfort (E.232-1921) to the bar in 1895, the same year he made posters of them.","physicalDescription":"First state lithograph depicting men in cocktail attire drinking at a bar; design for a poster 1896 for The Chap Book, before lettering, but with artist's monogram lower left.  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