41. Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901) Le Suisse, menu. 1896. Lithograph on vellum used to illustrate a menu. Very rare proof of an edition at a small number copies with the printed mention : Menu du Dîner du 22 décembre 1896. Characters appearing in this banquet would be: Voigt (back), M. Guibert, Dr. Tapié, right G. Lasserre. (The print is yellowed, mounted on cardboard, with a trace of passe-partout. of passe-partout. Small tear at right edge edge, slight stains and foxing, small lack and thinning thinning at top edge). Sheet cut to size: 39.5 x 28.2cm. Subject: 37 x 26.5cm. Framed. (Wittrock 174, Delteil 199)

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