An early portrait of the 18-year-old Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, painted by his close friend and classmate from Fernand Cormon's studio in Paris. Rachou depicts the young artist seated in the studio, holding a palette and brush. The canvas is a rare visual record of Lautrec during his student years, created shortly before he developed his signature Post-Impressionist style and achieved fame on Montmartre.