What is the largest sharp print size for Clouds?

At 300 dpi, this 3,907 × 3,179 px file prints up to 13 × 10.6 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 26 × 21.2 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Clouds?

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, 24 × 18 in.

Does printing Clouds require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 18% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Clouds — Thomas Cole | Free high-res download

Clouds

Thomas Cole · ca. 1838 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,907 × 3,179 px · 12.4 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to13 × 10.6 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 26 × 21.2 in at 150 dpi

The download is the Met's own open-access file, served by the Met. Big file — give it a minute.

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	390	Gallery sharp	2%
14 × 11 in	279	Sharp up close	3%
16 × 12 in	244	Sharp up close	8%
20 × 16 in	195	Poster sharp	2%
24 × 18 in	162	Poster sharp	8%
36 × 24 in	108	Fine across a room	18%
40 × 30 in	97	Too soft	8%

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

Clouds is a painting by Thomas Cole (American, Lancashire 1801–1848 Catskill, New York), dated ca. 1838. Oil on paper laid down on canvas. Size on the museum record: 8 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (22.2 × 27.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Morris K. Jesup Fund, 2013.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,907 × 3,179 pixels — 12.4 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 13 × 10.6 in. That is bigger than the painting itself, which measures about 10.9 × 8.7 in — the file holds more detail than you can see standing in front of the original.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.

On the receipt

Artist: Thomas Cole
Date: ca. 1838
Medium: Oil on paper laid down on canvas
Size: 8 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (22.2 × 27.6 cm)
Museum: The Met · The American Wing
Accession: 2013.201
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗

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