Jules Chéret
Poster artist and lithographer
French lithographer often called the father of the modern poster.
Jules Chéret learned lithography in Paris and worked for some years in London. In 1866 he opened his own workshop in Paris and developed a technique for large posters in several colours.
His cheerful, lively female figures on posters for theatres, cabarets and products became part of the Paris streetscape. He made more than a thousand posters.