“The Tragic Actor” by Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883) (1866) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art.

The Tragic Actor

The Tragic Actor

TitleThe Tragic Actor
ArtistÉdouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)
Date1866 19th century
Mediumetching
ClassificationPrint
OriginFrance, 19th century France
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineThe Tragic Actor, 1866. Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1922.201
RightsPublic domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“The Tragic Actor” is a work by Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883), dated 1866. It is executed in etching and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

Explore the context

Keep exploring

By the same hand

Zoom out

High-resolution image collections

Browse ready-to-use, print-ready image packs.

See the collections ›

Or download just this one image (low-res) ›

Updated 2026-09-06