What is the largest sharp print size for Bessie Potter?

At 300 dpi, this 1,429 × 1,869 px file prints up to 4.8 × 6.2 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 9.5 × 12.5 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Bessie Potter?

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

Does printing Bessie Potter 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.

Bessie Potter — William Merritt Chase | Free high-res download

Bessie Potter

William Merritt Chase · ca. 1895 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.001,429 × 1,869 px · 2.7 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to4.8 × 6.2 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 9.5 × 12.5 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	178	Poster sharp	4%
11 × 14 in	129	Fine across a room	3%
12 × 16 in	116	Fine across a room	2%
16 × 20 in	89	Too soft	4%
18 × 24 in	77	Too soft	2%
24 × 36 in	51	Too soft	13%
30 × 40 in	46	Too soft	2%

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

Bessie Potter is a painting by William Merritt Chase (American, Williamsburg, Indiana 1849–1916 New York), dated ca. 1895. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 32 x 25 5/8 in. (81.3 x 65.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Bequest of Bessie Potter Vonnoh Keyes, 1954.

Bessie Potter is an oil on canvas by William Merritt Chase, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it ca. 1895; it sits in the The American Wing department as accession 55.118. People are the subject, and the grouping and gestures matter more than any single face; avoid cropping the edges. The Met's scan measures 1,429 × 1,869 pixels, which prints about 4.8 × 6.2 in at 300 dpi and 9.5 × 12.5 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. Its muted earth tones are forgiving: natural wood softens the palette, walnut deepens it and black frames it like a gallery. Paintings reproduce best on matte paper, since gloss throws glare across exactly the brushwork you came for. 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 1,429 × 1,869 pixels — 2.7 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 4.8 × 6.2 in. The painting itself measures about 25.6 × 32 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.