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Q: What is the largest sharp print size for Artists Examining the Work of a Rival (Artistes en train d'examiner le tableau d'un rival), from Le Public du Salon, published in "Le Charivari"?

At 300 dpi, this 2,978 × 3,722 px file prints up to 9.9 × 12.4 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 19.9 × 24.8 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Q: Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Artists Examining the Work of a Rival (Artistes en train d'examiner le tableau d'un rival), from Le Public du Salon, published in "Le Charivari"?

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, 18 × 24 in.

Q: Does printing Artists Examining the Work of a Rival (Artistes en train d'examiner le tableau d'un rival), from Le Public du Salon, published in "Le Charivari" 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.

Artists Examining the Work of a Rival (Artistes en train d'examiner le tableau d'un rival), from Le Public du Salon, published in "Le Charivari"

Honoré Daumier · May 14, 1852 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,978 × 3,722 px · 11.1 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to9.9 × 12.4 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 19.9 × 24.8 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
8 × 10 in	372	Gallery sharp	nothing
11 × 14 in	265	Sharp up close	2%
12 × 16 in	232	Sharp up close	6%
16 × 20 in	186	Poster sharp	nothing
18 × 24 in	155	Poster sharp	6%
24 × 36 in	103	Fine across a room	17%
30 × 40 in	93	Too soft	6%

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

Artists Examining the Work of a Rival (Artistes en train d'examiner le tableau d'un rival), from Le Public du Salon, published in "Le Charivari" is a print by Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois), dated May 14, 1852. Lithograph; second state of two (Delteil). Size on the museum record: Sheet: 14 1/16 × 10 5/8 in. (35.7 × 27 cm) Image: 9 13/16 × 8 7/16 in. (25 × 21.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Rogers Fund, 1922.

Artists Examining the Work of a Rival (Artistes en train d'examiner le tableau d'un rival), from Le Public du Salon, published in "Le Charivari" is a lithograph; second state of two (delteil) by Honoré Daumier, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it May 14, 1852, and files it under accession 22.61.92 in Drawings and Prints. Spend a minute with the composition before choosing a size: notice where the eye lands first and where it rests. The Met's scan measures 2,978 × 3,722 pixels, which prints about 9.9 × 12.4 in at 300 dpi and 19.9 × 24.8 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Its tall proportions suit a hallway, a narrow wall or the gap beside a door, and the set builder shows how much each standard frame would crop. 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. 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 2,978 × 3,722 pixels — 11.1 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9.9 × 12.4 in. That is roughly life-size: the print itself measures about 10.6 × 14.1 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: Honoré Daumier
Date: May 14, 1852
Medium: Lithograph; second state of two (Delteil)
Size: Sheet: 14 1/16 × 10 5/8 in. (35.7 × 27 cm) Image: 9 13/16 × 8 7/16 in. (25 × 21.4 cm)
Museum: The Met · Drawings and Prints
Accession: 22.61.92
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗