Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901 )Queen of Joy. Poster for the novel by Victor Joze. 1892. Lithograph. The sheet : 985 x 1490. Delteil 342 ; Wittrock P3. Printed in colors. Very nice proof on thin vellum, in two pieces, canvas-backed. Vertical tears of 25 and 15 cm reaching the letter at the foot, with several small tears. Another tear of 22 cm in the center at the head. Several small fractures and some stains in the subject. All margins. This poster was commissioned from Lautrec to promote Victor Joze's novel, Reine de joie, which tells of the tribulations of a young Parisian courtesan. She trades her favors with Baron de Rosenfeld, a wealthy Jewish banker. The latter is a thinly veiled copy of Baron de Rothschild. The poster provoked protests and was often torn from the windows of bookstores.