What is the largest sharp print size for Arrangement in Black, No. 3: Sir Henry Irving as Philip II of Spain?

At 300 dpi, this 2,038 × 4,000 px file prints up to 6.8 × 13.3 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 13.6 × 26.7 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Arrangement in Black, No. 3: Sir Henry Irving as Philip II of Spain?

The best frame sizes for this file are 8 × 10 in, 11 × 14 in, 12 × 16 in, 16 × 20 in, printing at 150–299 dpi (poster- to sharp-quality).

Arrangement in Black, No. 3: Sir Henry Irving as Philip I… — James McNeill Whistler | Free high-res download

Q: Does printing Arrangement in Black, No. 3: Sir Henry Irving as Philip II of Spain require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 36% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Arrangement in Black, No. 3: Sir Henry Irving as Philip II of Spain

James McNeill Whistler · 1876, reworked 1885 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,038 × 4,000 px · 8.2 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to6.8 × 13.3 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 13.6 × 26.7 in at 150 dpi

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

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	254	Sharp up close	36%
11 × 14 in	185	Poster sharp	35%
12 × 16 in	169	Poster sharp	32%
16 × 20 in	127	Fine across a room	36%
18 × 24 in	113	Fine across a room	32%
24 × 36 in	84	Too soft	24%
30 × 40 in	67	Too soft	32%

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

Arrangement in Black, No. 3: Sir Henry Irving as Philip II of Spain is a painting by James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London), dated 1876, reworked 1885. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 84 3/4 x 42 3/4 in. (215.3 x 108.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Rogers Fund, 1910.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 2,038 × 4,000 pixels — 8.2 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 6.8 × 13.3 in. The painting itself measures about 42.8 × 84.8 in, so a true life-size print runs below 300 dpi — still sharp at normal viewing distance.Paintings reproduce best on matte paper. Gloss throws glare across exactly the brushwork you came for, and a picture light does more for a print than any upgrade in paper.

On the receipt

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1876, reworked 1885
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 84 3/4 x 42 3/4 in. (215.3 x 108.6 cm)
Museum: The Met · The American Wing
Accession: 10.86
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗

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