What is the largest sharp print size for A Young Girl Astride a Satyr?

At 300 dpi, this 3,617 × 2,513 px file prints up to 12.1 × 8.4 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 24.1 × 16.8 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of A Young Girl Astride a Satyr?

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

Does printing A Young Girl Astride a Satyr require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 13% 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 Young Girl Astride a Satyr — Jean-Honoré Fragonard | Free high-res download

A Young Girl Astride a Satyr

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,617 × 2,513 px · 9.1 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to12.1 × 8.4 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 24.1 × 16.8 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	314	Gallery sharp	13%
14 × 11 in	228	Sharp up close	12%
16 × 12 in	209	Sharp up close	7%
20 × 16 in	157	Poster sharp	13%
24 × 18 in	139	Fine across a room	7%
36 × 24 in	100	Fine across a room	4%
40 × 30 in	83	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 Young Girl Astride a Satyr is a print by Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris), dated n.d.. Etching, first state of two. Size on the museum record: sheet: 5 13/16 x 8 1/4 in. (14.7 x 21 cm) image: 5 5/16 x 7 15/16 in. (13.5 x 20.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Jacob H. Schiff Fund, 1922.

In The Met's records, A Young Girl Astride a Satyr is an etching, first state of two credited to Jean Honoré Fragonard. The museum dates it n.d., and files it under accession 22.58.11 in Drawings and Prints. The subject is a person, so the face is the anchor. Hang it with the eyes near the centre line instead of floating high on the wall. The Met's scan measures 3,617 × 2,513 pixels, which prints about 12.1 × 8.4 in at 300 dpi and 24.1 × 16.8 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. It is close to monochrome, so the frame sets the mood: black for contrast, white for air, or a thin natural wood for warmth. Line work lives on contrast. Print it on smooth bright paper and give it a wider frame or mat so the fine marks are not swallowed. Add a small picture light and keep the centre of the piece around 57 inches from the floor; those two choices make a reproduction look deliberate.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,617 × 2,513 pixels — 9.1 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.1 × 8.4 in. That is bigger than the print itself, which measures about 8.3 × 5.8 in — the file holds more detail than you can see standing in front of the original.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: Jean Honoré Fragonard
Date: n.d.
Medium: Etching, first state of two
Size: sheet: 5 13/16 x 8 1/4 in. (14.7 x 21 cm) image: 5 5/16 x 7 15/16 in. (13.5 x 20.2 cm)
Museum: The Met · Drawings and Prints
Accession: 22.58.11
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗