The image features a drawing of a man's head and upper chest facing forward. The man has prominent eyes, a straight nose, and a small mustache above his upper lip. His hair is short and combed to the side. He appears to be wearing a collared shirt. The background is plain, and the name "ANDRÉ ANTOINE" is written below the drawing.
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The image features a drawing of a man's head and upper chest facing forward. The man has prominent eyes, a straight nose, and a small mustache above his upper lip. His hair is short and combed to the side. He appears to be wearing a collared shirt. The background is plain, and the name "ANDRÉ ANTOINE" is written below the drawing.

National Gallery of Art · Print

André Antoine

after Lucien Métivet

Date
1890s
Medium
photomechanical process on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 24.6 x 15.3 cm (9 11/16 x 6 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1995.76.53
Credit line
Gift of The Atlas Foundation
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • male
  • portrait
  • Theater
  • photo-media
  • Antoine, André
Provenance

Rodolphe Darzens, Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Atlas, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1995.

Inscription

center in stone: L. Metivet / WH / sc; lower center printed: ANDRÉ ANTOINE

NGA object ID 93890. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.