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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
At the Moulin Rouge, oil on canvas by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892ā95; in the Art Institute of Chicago.
The Mirliton was a cabaret located in the Montmartre district of Paris, owned by the singer and composer Aristide Bruant.1
The establishment played a significant role in the career of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who met Bruant in 1884. Bruant, impressed by the artist's work, commissioned him to create illustrations for his songs and provided the Mirliton as a venue for Toulouse-Lautrec to exhibit his art. Additionally, the cabaret published a magazine, also titled Mirliton, which featured reproductions of the artist's drawings, helping him gain recognition and secure further commissions within the bohemian scene of Montmartre.1