What is the largest sharp print size for Beer Street?

At 300 dpi, this 4,000 × 4,691 px file prints up to 13.3 × 15.6 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 26.7 × 31.3 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Beer Street?

Gallery-sharp (300 dpi or above) frame sizes: 8 × 10 in, 11 × 14 in. Sharp-to-poster-quality sizes also work: 12 × 16 in, 16 × 20 in, 18 × 24 in.

Does printing Beer Street require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 22% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Beer Street — William Hogarth | Free high-res download

Beer Street

William Hogarth · 1751 · Hogarth's moral prints

Public domain · $0.004,000 × 4,691 px · 18.8 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to13.3 × 15.6 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 26.7 × 31.3 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	469	Gallery sharp	6%
11 × 14 in	335	Gallery sharp	8%
12 × 16 in	293	Sharp up close	12%
16 × 20 in	234	Sharp up close	6%
18 × 24 in	195	Poster sharp	12%
24 × 36 in	130	Fine across a room	22%
30 × 40 in	117	Fine across a room	12%

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

Beer Street is a print by William Hogarth (British, London 1697–1764 London), dated 1751. Engraving. Held by Hogarth's moral prints; the free scan comes from Wikimedia Commons.

Hogarth's answer to Gin Lane: a street where the locals drink beer and everything works. The butcher is well fed, the labourers are happy and the only business in trouble is the pawnbroker's. It is propaganda just as much as its twin, praising a domestic product over a foreign spirit. Hang it as a pair with Gin Lane or on its own over a bar cart.

The work is in the public domain, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 4,000 × 4,691 pixels — 18.8 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 13.3 × 15.6 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: William Hogarth
Date: 1751
Medium: Engraving
Held by: Hogarth's moral prints
License: Public domain · Public Domain Mark
Source: Commons file page ↗