title: Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa (1864-1901): artistic genius and medical curiosity.
abstract: Toulouse-Lautrec was born in Albi in South West France. His parents were first cousins; this consanguineous marriage was responsible for his ugly deformities. Lautrec's life in Montmartre became the setting for much of his art and for his deliberate slow self-destruction. In addition to his artistic ability he was courageous, a natural leader, an accomplished chef, a connoisseur of fine wine, intelligent, humorous and very generous.
authors.affiliation: leigh@selseypc.net
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Leigh
mesh_terms: D003241:Consanguinity; D005197:Famous Persons; D005602:France; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D010151:Paintings / Q000266:history*; D010551:Personality