Artist Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec Monfa wasn't equal either. He was born in Albi, into an aristocratic family which claimed lineage from Chorso, Beggo and Odo (see Monday 26th September blog.) After 1000 years of strict in-breeding, the Toulouse-Lautrec Monfa gene pool was in pretty bad shape. Poor Henri had weak bones and, when he broke his legs as a teenager, they never grew again. Undeterred, Henri threw himself into the bohemian life of Montmartre (see our Ile de France blog) where, in a brief 20-year career, he created 737 canvases, 275 watercolours, 363 posters and 5,084 drawings.
Henri is credited also with the invention of Tremblement de Terre (Earthquake) a light, refreshing apéritif of half Cognac and half Absinthe (see our Provence blog). Henri's last words (possibly referring to his doctor) were "Le vieux con!" Way to go, Henri.
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