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86 works by 22 artists

86 works featuring “Actor” by 22 artists, from the 16th to the 20th century, held in 25 museums.

Pierrot, Antoine Watteau

Pierrot, 1718–1719.

Pierrot (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

J.M. Kerrigan, (1884-1964) Actor, John Butler Yeats

J.M. Kerrigan, (1884-1964) Actor, 1911.

J.M. Kerrigan, (1884-1964) Actor (museum title)

John Butler Yeats (Irish), graphite on card

National Gallery of Ireland

Messaline descend l'escalier bordé de figurants, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Messaline descend l'escalier bordé de figurants, 1900.

Messaline descend l'escalier bordé de figurants (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Marie-Louise Marsy, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Marie-Louise Marsy, 1898.

Marie-Louise Marsy (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Polin, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Polin, 1898.

Polin (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), crayon lithograph printed in gray-black on china paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Wedding Procession, Antoine Watteau

The Wedding Procession, c. 1712.

The Wedding Procession (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red chalk (counterproof)

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Italian Serenade, Antoine Watteau

The Italian Serenade

La Sérénade italienne (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on wood

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Mossieu le directeur, Honoré Daumier

Mossieu le directeur, 1856.

Mossieu le directeur (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Rehearsing the Play Scene from Shakespeare's Hamlet, at Sadlers Wells, William Orpen

Rehearsing the Play Scene from Shakespeare's Hamlet, at Sadlers Wells, c. 1899.

Rehearsing the Play Scene from Shakespeare's Hamlet, at… (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), ink, graphite, and wash on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Cecy Loftus, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Cecy Loftus, 1895.

Cecy Loftus (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), crayon and spatter lithograph printed in dark green on mounted china paper; only state

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Italian Comedians (2012.5), Antoine Watteau

The Italian Comedians (2012.5), c. 1720.

The Italian Comedians (2012.5) (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Actor Posing in Front of a Mirror, Honoré Daumier

Actor Posing in Front of a Mirror, 1870s.

Actor Posing in Front of a Mirror (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), pen and black ink with crayon and watercolor on heavy laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Comedian, Paul Klee

The Comedian

Der Komiker (museum title)

Paul Klee (Swiss), etching on zinc

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Mezzetin, Antoine Watteau

Mezzetin, c. 1716.

Mezzetin (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red and black chalk (counterproof)

National Gallery of Art, United States

May Belfort, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

May Belfort, 1898.

May Belfort (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), crayon lithograph on china paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Temperance, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Temperance, 1560.

Temperance (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), engraving

Musea Brugge, Belgium

The Collector (the actor Vincent-Alfred Baron, known as Cléophas), Honoré Daumier

The Collector (the actor Vincent-Alfred Baron, known as Cléophas), c. 1860–1865.

De kunstkenner (de acteur Vincent-Alfred Baron, bekend als… (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), black chalk, pen and black ink, charcoal, brown charcoal, gray wash

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Netherlands

Josef Lewinsky as Carlos in Clavigo, Gustav Klimt

Josef Lewinsky as Carlos in Clavigo, 1895.

Josef Lewinsky as Carlos in Clavigo (museum title)

Gustav Klimt (Austrian), oil on canvas

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Comédiens ou bouffons arabes, Eugène Delacroix

Comédiens ou bouffons arabes, 1847.

Comédiens ou bouffons arabes (museum title)

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours, France

Entrée de Brasseur, dans Chilpéric, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Entrée de Brasseur, dans Chilpéric, 1895.

Entrée de Brasseur, dans Chilpéric (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), lithograph

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The French Comedians, Antoine Watteau

The French Comedians, c. 1720.

The French Comedians (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Scene from Offenbach's La Belle Hélène, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A Scene from Offenbach's La Belle Hélène, 1900.

A Scene from Offenbach's La Belle Hélène (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Sarah Bernhardt, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Sarah Bernhardt, 1898.

Sarah Bernhardt (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), crayon lithograph on china paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Madame Réjane, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Madame Réjane, 1898.

Madame Réjane (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), lithograph on wove paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Guy and Mealy, in Paris Qui Marche, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Guy and Mealy, in Paris Qui Marche, 1898.

Guy and Mealy, in Paris Qui Marche (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), crayon lithograph printed in dark violet on japan paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Temperance, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Temperance, 1560.

Temperance (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), pen and brown ink on paper

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Netherlands

Två skådespelare. Den ene bugar sig i förgrunden, den andre står i bakgrunden, Antoine Watteau

Två skådespelare. Den ene bugar sig i förgrunden, den andre står i bakgrunden

Två skådespelare. Den ene bugar sig i förgrunden, den andre… (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), red chalk on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Henri Monnier (as Joseph Prudhomme), Honoré Daumier

Henri Monnier (as Joseph Prudhomme), 1852.

Henri Monnier (Rôle de Joseph Prudhomme) (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of the German Actor Rudolf Rittner, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Portrait of the German Actor Rudolf Rittner, 1895.

Saksalaisen näyttelijä Rudolf Rittnerin muotokuva (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Lender Bowing (Lender saluant), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Lender Bowing (Lender saluant), 1895.

Lender Bowing (Lender saluant) (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), print

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States

The Italian Comedians, Antoine Watteau

The Italian Comedians, c. 1720.

The Italian Comedians (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

William George Fay (1872-1947), Actor and Producer, John Butler Yeats

William George Fay (1872-1947), Actor and Producer, 1907.

William George Fay (1872-1947), Actor and Producer (museum title)

John Butler Yeats (Irish), graphite on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Coquelin Aîné, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Coquelin Aîné, 1898.

Coquelin Aîné (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), crayon lithograph on china paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Schreeuwende Pierrot ('Le crieur'), Honoré Daumier

Schreeuwende Pierrot ('Le crieur'), c. 1865–1870.

Schreeuwende Pierrot ('Le crieur') (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), charcoal, brown charcoal, black chalk

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Netherlands

May Belfort, Title page for "Treize Lithographies", Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

May Belfort, Title page for "Treize Lithographies", 1898, published after 1901.

May Belfort, Title page for "Treize Lithographies" (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), crayon lithograph on china paper, pasted onto green linen portfolio cover

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Actors of the Comedie-Francaise, Antoine Watteau

Actors of the Comedie-Francaise, 1710s.

Les Acteurs de la Comédie-Française (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on wood

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Scène uit een tragedie, Honoré Daumier

Scène uit een tragedie, c. 1860–1870.

Scène uit een tragedie (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), pen and black ink

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Netherlands

Ludwik Solski as the Old Soldier in the drama "Warszawianka", Stanisław Wyspiański

Ludwik Solski as the Old Soldier in the drama "Warszawianka", 1898.

Ludwik Solski w roli Starego Wiarusa w dramacie… (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Strolling Players, Francisco de Goya

The Strolling Players, 1793.

Des acteurs comiques ambulants (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on tin

Prado Museum, Spain

Lender and Auguez in "La chanson de fortunio" (Lender et Auguez dans "La chanson de fortunio"), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Lender and Auguez in "La chanson de fortunio" (Lender et Auguez dans "La chanson de fortunio"), 1895.

Lender and Auguez in "La chanson de fortunio" (Lender et… (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), print

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States

Ingolf Schanche as Hamlet, Erik Werenskiold

Ingolf Schanche as Hamlet, 1925.

Ingolf Schanche som Hamlet (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Portrait of Edmund Kean (1787-1833), Actor, as Hamlet, Daniel Maclise

Portrait of Edmund Kean (1787-1833), Actor, as Hamlet

Portrait of Edmund Kean (1787-1833), Actor, as Hamlet (museum title)

Daniel Maclise (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Lucien Guitry, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Lucien Guitry, 1898.

Lucien Guitry (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), crayon lithograph on china paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Jane Hading, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Jane Hading, 1898.

Jane Hading (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), crayon lithograph on greenish brown laid paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Pierrot Content, Antoine Watteau

Pierrot Content, c. 1712.

Pierrot Content (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Spain

The Fair at Hoboken, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Fair at Hoboken, 1559.

The Fair at Hoboken (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), drawing

Courtauld Gallery, United Kingdom

Double portrait of royal actor Emil Poulsen (1842-1911) and his wife Anna, born Næser (1849-1934), Peder Severin Krøyer

Double portrait of royal actor Emil Poulsen (1842-1911) and his wife Anna, born Næser (1849-1934), 1885.

Dobbeltportræt af kgl. skuespiller Emil Poulsen (1842-1911)… (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), pastel on paper

Nivaagaard Collection, Denmark

Louis Gueymard (1822–1880) as Robert le Diable, Gustave Courbet

Louis Gueymard (1822–1880) as Robert le Diable, 1857.

Louis Gueymard (1822–1880) as Robert le Diable (museum title)

Gustave Courbet (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Portrait Bust of Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Portrait Bust of Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender, 1895.

Portrait Bust of Mademoiselle Marcelle Lender (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), crayon, brush, and spatter lithograph printed in eight colors with letterpress text on wove paper; fourth state of four (Pan edition 1895)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Lender and Lavalliere (Lender et Lavallière), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Lender and Lavalliere (Lender et Lavallière), 1895.

Lender and Lavalliere (Lender et Lavallière) (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), print

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States