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Théophile Steinlen, “La Ballade du Chat Noir,” photo-relief cover illustration for Le Chat Noir, August 9, 1884. The original sign of the black cat in front of the cabaret was painted by Adolphe Léon Willette.

Théophile Steinlen, “La Ballade du Chat Noir,” photo-relief cover illustration for Le Chat Noir, August 9, 1884. The original sign of the black cat in front of the cabaret was painted by Adolphe Léon Willette.