Arts: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec stood 1.52 m tall as a result…

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Did you know? Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec stood 1.52 m tall as a result of a genetic condition that stopped his leg bones growing as a child. He found his place in the Paris demimonde — prostitutes, dancers, alcohol — and died at 36 of complications from syphilis and alcoholism.

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec stood 1.52 m tall as a result of a genetic condition that stopped his leg bones growing as a child. He found his place in the Paris demimonde — prostitutes, dancers, alcohol — and died at 36 of complications from syphilis and alcoholism.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was 1,52 meter lang als gevolg van een genetische aandoening waardoor zijn beenbotten als kind tot stilstand kwamen. Hij vond zijn plek in de demimonde van Parijs — hoeren, danseressen, alcohol — en stierf op zijn 36e aan complicaties van syfilis en alcoholisme.

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