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 | 360 | Gallery sharp | nothing |
| 14 × 11 in | 257 | Sharp up close | 2% |
| 16 × 12 in | 225 | Sharp up close | 6% |
| 20 × 16 in | 180 | Poster sharp | nothing |
| 24 × 18 in | 150 | Poster sharp | 6% |
| 36 × 24 in | 100 | Fine across a room | 17% |
| 40 × 30 in | 90 | Too soft | 6% |
The ticket
Chatel Argent and the Val d'Aosta from above Villeneuve is a work on paper by Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, London 1775–1851 London), dated 1836. Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite. Size on the museum record: sheet: 10 1/8 x 12 in. (25.7 x 30.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Gift of Harold K. Hochschild, 1940.
The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,607 × 2,882 pixels — 10.4 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12 × 9.6 in. That is roughly life-size: the work on paper itself measures about 12 × 10.1 in.Works on paper are quiet. Print near the original’s size rather than blowing it up, mat it generously, and keep it out of direct sun — the same rules the museum follows for the real one.
On the receipt
- Artist
- Joseph Mallord William Turner
- Date
- 1836
- Medium
- Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite
- Size
- sheet: 10 1/8 x 12 in. (25.7 x 30.5 cm)
- Museum
- The Met · Drawings and Prints
- Accession
- 40.91.19
- License
- Public domain · CC0 1.0
- Source
- Museum record ↗
Put this work on your wall
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