Transcriber’s Note: A list of spelling and accent corrections appears at the end of this eBook. THE LANGHAM SERIES AN ILLUSTRATED COLLECTION OF ART MONOGRAPHS EDITED BY SELWYN BRINTON, M.A. THE LANGHAM SERIES OF ART MONOGRAPHS EDITED BY SELWYN BRINTON, M.A. VOL. I.--BARTOLOZZI AND HIS PUPILS IN ENGLAND. _By_ SELWYN BRINTON, M.A. VOL. II.--COLOUR-PRINTS OF JAPAN. _By_ EDWARD F. STRANGE. VOL. III.--THE ILLUSTRATORS OF MONTMARTRE. _By_ FRANK L. EMANUEL. VOL. IV.--AUGUSTE RODIN. _By_ RUDOLPH DIRCKS, Author of “Verisimilitudes” and “The Libretto.” VOL. V.--VENICE AS AN ART CITY. _By_ ALBERT ZACHER. [_Nearly ready_ VOL. VI.--LONDON AS AN ART CITY. _By_ Mrs. STEUART ERSKINE, Author of “Lady Diana Beauclerc,” &c. [_In the Press_ These volumes will be artistically presented and profusely illustrated, both with colour plates and photogravures, and neatly bound in art canvas. 1_s._ 6_d._ net, or in leather, 2_s._ 6_d._ net. [Illustration: STEINLEN TROTTIN (_Dressmaker’s Apprentice_)] THE ILLUSTRATORS OF MONTMARTRE BY FRANK L. EMANUEL A. SIEGLE 2 LANGHAM PLACE, LONDON, W. 1904 [Illustration] _All rights reserved_ _TO MY BROTHERS_ _CHARLES_ _WALTER_ _ALFRED_ ILLUSTRATIONS 1. DRESSMAKER’S APPRENTICE (_By Steinlen_) _Frontispiece_ _Facing page_ 2. A “MONTMARTRE TAPESTRY” DESIGN (_By Steinlen_) 2 3. ON AN EXTERIOR BOULEVARD (_By Steinlen_) 6 4. RÉVOLUTION (_By Steinlen_) 10 5. EN PROMENADE (_By Steinlen_) 14 6. THE COMBAT (_By Caran d’Ache_) 19 7. AT THE MOULIN ROUGE (_By De Toulouse Lautrec_) 24 8. PORTRAIT OF DE TOULOUSE LAUTREC (_F. L. Emanuel_) 25 9. YVETTE GUILBERT (_By De Toulouse Lautrec_) 28 10. “MIMI PINSON, TU IRAS EN PARADIS” (_By Willette_) 33 11. PORTRAIT OF DRUMONT (_By Vallotton_) 38 12. PORTRAIT OF LOUIS MORIN (_By Morin_) 41 13. KNIFE GRINDERS (_By Huard_) 49 14. PSYCHOLOGUE (_By Malteste_) 62 15. A MOULIN ROUGE POSTER (_By De Toulouse Lautrec_) 66 16. RUDOLPH SALIS (_By Léandre_) 73 17. LES CHANTEURS DE MONTMARTRE (_By Léandre_) 78 18. LÉANDRE (_By Léandre_) 80 19. DEUX AMIS (_By Léandre_) 82 20. PIERROT, ARTISTE-PEINTRE (_By Willette_) 86 CONTENTS CHAPTER I A. STEINLEN