What is the largest sharp print size for Carmelita Requena?

At 300 dpi, this 2,991 × 3,721 px file prints up to 10 × 12.4 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 19.9 × 24.8 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Carmelita Requena?

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.

Does printing Carmelita Requena 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.

Carmelita Requena — Thomas Eakins | Free high-res download

Carmelita Requena

Thomas Eakins · 1869 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,991 × 3,721 px · 11.1 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to10 × 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	7%
16 × 20 in	186	Poster sharp	nothing
18 × 24 in	155	Poster sharp	7%
24 × 36 in	103	Fine across a room	17%
30 × 40 in	93	Too soft	7%

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

Carmelita Requena is a painting by Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), dated 1869. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 21 x 17 in. (53.3 x 43.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Bequest of Mary Cushing Fosburgh, 1978.

Carmelita Requena is an oil on canvas by Thomas Eakins, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it 1869, and files it under accession 1979.135.2 in The American Wing. People are the subject, and the grouping and gestures matter more than any single face; avoid cropping the edges. The Met's scan measures 2,991 × 3,721 pixels, which prints about 10.0 × 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. 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. 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 2,991 × 3,721 pixels — 11.1 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 10 × 12.4 in. The painting itself measures about 17 × 21 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.