Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: A Parisian Visionary Born Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa in 1864, amidst the aristocratic grandeur of southern France, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s life was a fascinating paradox. His lineage—descended from both the Counts of Toulouse and the Vicomtes of Lautrec—granted him access to privilege, yet his adolescence was irrevocably marked by a devastating accident that left him with stunted legs…