Jeanne Avril Dansante by Toulouse-Lautrec in the Louvre, Paris Jane Avril was born Jeanne Richepin, the daughter of a high-society prostitute, and was subjected to such severe abuse as a child that she ended up in a mental hospital. While convalescing, she was taken to a ball by her doctor and revealed her talent - a convulsive, ecstatic style of dancing. After performing as a circus bareback rider, she was hired in 1889 by the newest, grandest dance hall in Montmartre: the Moulin Rouge. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (November 24, 1864 - September 9, 1901) was a French painter, born Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec Monfa in Albi, Tarn in the Midi-Pyr幯嶪s Region of France, from an old aristocratic family. 固opFoto