TOULOUSE-LAUTREC H.M. Raymond (Albi 1864 Gironde 1901) - "Trial Arton Deposition Dupas". 1896. Original lithograph. Signed with the monogram and dated "96" in the plate at the bottom left. Reference: Delteil, n°191. Wittrock, n°149. Proof on vellum, from an edition of 100 copies, bearing the collector's mark of Georges Alfred Barrion (Bressuire 1842-id. 1903), pharmacist in Bressuire (Lugt 76) as well as the dry stamp of the publisher Edouard Kleinmann (1844-id. 1927), (Lugt 1573) After having made 20 pencil studies, Lautrec made three lithographs on the Arton Trial. The series was based on life studies made in the courtroom during the dramatic trial of Léopold Emile Aaron who used the name Arton (1849-1905). Arton had been one of the main agents in the Panama Affair, one of the biggest financial scandals of the 19th century in which nearly a billion francs were lost and 800,000 French people were affected. 43 x 60 cm. Condition A (Rare short tears on the edges of the sheet)