What is the largest sharp print size for Autumn Meadows?

At 300 dpi, this 3,811 × 2,537 px file prints up to 12.7 × 8.5 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 25.4 × 16.9 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Autumn Meadows?

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 Autumn Meadows 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.

Autumn Meadows — George Inness | Free high-res download

Autumn Meadows

George Inness · 1869 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,811 × 2,537 px · 9.7 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to12.7 × 8.5 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 25.4 × 16.9 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	317	Gallery sharp	17%
14 × 11 in	230	Sharp up close	15%
16 × 12 in	211	Sharp up close	11%
20 × 16 in	158	Poster sharp	17%
24 × 18 in	140	Fine across a room	11%
36 × 24 in	105	Fine across a room	nothing
40 × 30 in	84	Too soft	11%

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

Autumn Meadows is a painting by George Inness (American, Newburgh, New York 1825–1894 Bridge of Allan, Scotland), dated 1869. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 30 x 45 1/2 in. (76.2 x 115.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Gift of Walter Knight Sturges, 1974.

The Met catalogs Autumn Meadows as an oil on canvas by George Inness. The museum dates it 1869, and files it under accession 1974.75 in The American Wing. The subject is a view, and the eye travels from the foreground to the distance; give it wall space so that route stays readable. The Met's scan measures 3,811 × 2,537 pixels, which prints about 12.7 × 8.5 in at 300 dpi and 25.4 × 16.9 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Because it runs wide, it wants a horizontal frame; check the crop percentage for each size before you commit. Its warm reds and oranges suit walnut or gold, which deepen the glow instead of washing it out. Paintings reproduce best on matte paper, since gloss throws glare across exactly the brushwork you came for. A warm picture light a few inches above the frame does more for a print than any paper upgrade, and the hanging centre line belongs near 57 inches.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,811 × 2,537 pixels — 9.7 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.7 × 8.5 in. The painting itself measures about 45.5 × 30 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.