What is the largest sharp print size for A Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion?

At 300 dpi, this 2,850 × 3,539 px file prints up to 9.5 × 11.8 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 19 × 23.6 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of A Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion?

Gallery-sharp (300 dpi or above) frame sizes: 8 × 10 in. Sharp-to-poster-quality sizes also work: 11 × 14 in, 12 × 16 in, 16 × 20 in.

Does printing A Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 17% 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 Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion — James Gillray | Free high-res download

A Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion

James Gillray · 1792 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Public domain · $0.002,850 × 3,539 px · 10.1 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to9.5 × 11.8 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 19 × 23.6 in at 150 dpi

The download is the original scan on Wikimedia Commons. 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
8 × 10 in	353	Gallery sharp	1%
11 × 14 in	252	Sharp up close	2%
12 × 16 in	221	Sharp up close	7%
16 × 20 in	176	Poster sharp	1%
18 × 24 in	147	Fine across a room	7%
24 × 36 in	98	Too soft	17%
30 × 40 in	88	Too soft	7%

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 Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion is a print by James Gillray (British, Chelsea 1756–1815 London), dated 1792. Etching and aquatint. Held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the free scan comes from Wikimedia Commons.

Gillray shows the Prince of Wales slumped in a chair after a heavy meal, his waistcoat open, a mass of empty bottles and unpaid bills around him. The prince was a public figure of the Regency, and the British press treated him as a joke. It is a cartoon on gluttony that a healthier modern reader can still enjoy. Print it for a dining room.

The work is in the public domain, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 2,850 × 3,539 pixels — 10.1 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9.5 × 11.8 in. Line work lives or dies on contrast. Print it on a smooth, bright paper and give it a wide mat: small graphic work drowns in a thin frame and a big empty border makes it look like it came out of a print room drawer.

On the receipt

Artist: James Gillray
Date: 1792
Medium: Etching and aquatint
Held by: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
License: Public domain · Public Domain Mark
Source: Commons file page ↗