What is the largest sharp print size for A Moroccan Couple on Their Terrace?

At 300 dpi, this 1,915 × 1,395 px file prints up to 6.4 × 4.7 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 12.8 × 9.3 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of A Moroccan Couple on Their Terrace?

The best frame sizes for this file are 10 × 8 in, 14 × 11 in, 16 × 12 in, printing at 150–299 dpi (poster- to sharp-quality).

Does printing A Moroccan Couple on Their Terrace require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 9% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

A Moroccan Couple on Their Terrace — Eugène Delacroix | Free high-res download

A Moroccan Couple on Their Terrace

Eugène Delacroix · 1832 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.001,915 × 1,395 px · 2.7 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to6.4 × 4.7 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 12.8 × 9.3 in at 150 dpi

The download is the Met's own open-access file, served by the Met. Big file — give it a minute.

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How big can you print it?

Standard frame sizes, turned to match the artwork. "Crops" is how much of the picture you lose filling that frame edge to edge — or keep it all and let a mat take up the difference.

Frame	Effective dpi	Verdict	Crops
10 × 8 in	174	Poster sharp	9%
14 × 11 in	126	Fine across a room	7%
16 × 12 in	116	Fine across a room	3%
20 × 16 in	87	Too soft	9%
24 × 18 in	77	Too soft	3%
36 × 24 in	53	Too soft	8%
40 × 30 in	46	Too soft	3%

Will it fit over your couch? Put this one on your wall, to scale — crop or mat, frame size, hang height and the order.

The ticket

A Moroccan Couple on Their Terrace is a work on paper by Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris), dated 1832. Watercolor over traces of graphite. Size on the museum record: 5-3/8 x 7-7/16 in. (13.7 x 18.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ittleson Jr. Purchase Fund, 1963.

A Moroccan Couple on Their Terrace is a watercolor over traces of graphite by Eugène Delacroix, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it 1832, and files it under accession 63.215 in Drawings and Prints. People are the subject, and the grouping and gestures matter more than any single face; avoid cropping the edges. The Met's scan measures 1,915 × 1,395 pixels, which prints about 6.4 × 4.7 in at 300 dpi and 12.8 × 9.3 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Its wide proportions sit naturally over a sofa, console or bed, and the crop figures in the set builder show what a standard frame would trim. Its warm reds and oranges suit walnut or gold, which deepen the glow instead of washing it out. Works on paper are quiet. Print near the original's scale instead of blowing it up, and keep it out of direct sun like the museum does. Light it from above with a soft warm bulb, hang the centre of the picture near 57 inches, and it will read as intended instead of as decoration.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 1,915 × 1,395 pixels — 2.7 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 6.4 × 4.7 in. That is roughly life-size: the work on paper itself measures about 7.4 × 5.4 in.Works on paper are quiet. Print near the original’s size rather than blowing it up, mat it generously, and keep it out of direct sun — the same rules the museum follows for the real one.