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St Raphaël Quinquina, Belon, 1890

A whole café terrace, and one giant bottle in the middle of it.

What

A wide poster by José Belon and A. Michele for St Raphaël Quinquina, printed by Camis in Paris in 1890, on a sheet 134 by 210 cm.

Why

The copy calls it consommation hygiénique, and promises un verre avant chaque repas, c'est un brevet de longue vie.

Notice

Behind the bottle a waiter carries a tray, and a sign on the far wall reads ABSINTHE AMERS.

“The apéritif hour as a crowd scene, painted the year before the posters got simple.”

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 40x60" cleanly.

Size

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Provenance

Live mark — art history only

Artist: José Belon and A. Michele
Printer: Camis, Paris
Country: France
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: St Raphaël Quinquina, affiche, 1890
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) · BnF btv1b9012092f

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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 1890, before the 1930 cutoff; maker Belon, José (1861-1927). 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 (St Raphaël), flagged in drink.markStatus; nominative title only.

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