Fenouillet Liqueur Digestive 1900 Original Poster RefPO#08 Everything from the background of

Everything from the background of grey trees and streaked yellow sky

He was awarded the Légion d'honneur by the French Government in 1890 for his outstanding contributions to the graphic arts

This print is part of an advertising campaign for Byrhh Vin Aperitif Au Quinquina

which is named for Madame de Pompadour who became the mistress and lifelong confidante of Louis XV

Fenouillet Liqueur Digestive 1900 Original Poster RefPO#08 Everything from the background ofThis circa 1900 poster was created by Victor Leydet (1861 1904), a French painter and poster designer. It's an advertising for an digestive called Fenouillet which was invented in 1840 and possessed the same properties as its cousin alcohol, Chartreuse as the poster informed. An old man relaxes on the chair as he satisfyingly inspects the gold coloured liquor in his glass. The poster informs us that Fenouillet received a gold medal at the Paris Expo