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Quinquina Dubonnet, Chéret, 1896

An apéritif in every café, and a cat at her elbow.

What

Jules Chéret's 1896 poster for Quinquina Dubonnet, printed by Chaix (Ateliers Chéret).

Why

Chéret's women sold half of Paris. This one holds the bottle and looks straight out.

Notice

A white cat climbs onto the chair beside her, and the line along the bottom reads apéritif dans tous les cafés.

“The quinine tonic as a social habit, drawn by the man who taught the street to dance.”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.

Size

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$29.00

Provenance

Live mark — art history only

Artist: Jules Chéret
Printer: Chaix (Ateliers Chéret), Paris
Country: France
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: Quinquina Dubonnet apéritif dans tous les cafés, affiche, 1896
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) · BnF btv1b9015351g

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Scan: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Gallica; public domain. Hosted on Wikimedia Commons.

Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (piece published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the piece’s own publication year, never a brand’s founding year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01. Published 1896, before the 1930 cutoff; maker Chéret, Jules (1836-1932). Illustrateur; Commons reads Public domain with {{CC-Zero}} {{Cc-zero}} {{Gallica}} {{PD-US}} {{SDC-PD-US}}. BnF Gallica scan: BnF asks for a licence for commercial reuse of its reproductions; flag for legal sign-off (the house already sells seven Gallica scans). Live mark (Dubonnet), flagged in drink.markStatus; nominative title only.

Dubonnet is a live mark, still on shelves today. This piece is sold strictly as art history — not as marketing, endorsement, or affiliation.