How did the magazine Mirliton help Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec become known in Montmartre?

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: At the Moulin Rouge — Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec *At the Moulin Rouge*, oil on canvas by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892–95; in the Art Institute of Chicago.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s rise to prominence in Montmartre was significantly aided by his association with Aristide Bruant, a singer and composer who owned a cabaret called the Mirliton.1

After meeting in 1884, Bruant was impressed by the artist's work and invited him to illustrate his songs and exhibit his art at the Mirliton cabaret. The magazine Mirliton, which featured reproductions of these drawings, served as a key platform for publicizing his work. Through these reproductions and the exposure provided by the cabaret, Toulouse-Lautrec became a known figure in the Montmartre community and began to receive professional commissions.1