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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 | 327 | Gallery sharp | 9% |
| 11 × 14 in | 238 | Sharp up close | 7% |
| 12 × 16 in | 218 | Sharp up close | 3% |
| 16 × 20 in | 163 | Poster sharp | 9% |
| 18 × 24 in | 145 | Fine across a room | 3% |
| 24 × 36 in | 99 | Too soft | 9% |
| 30 × 40 in | 87 | Too soft | 3% |
The ticket
Fanfan is a print by Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris), dated 1778. Etching, third state of three. Size on the museum record: sheet: 10 1/8 x 7 3/8 in. (25.7 x 18.8 cm) image: 9 3/4 x 6 13/16 in. (24.7 x 17.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Purchase, Roland L. Redmond Gift, Louis V. Bell and Rogers Funds, 1972.
Fanfan is an etching, third state of three by Jean Honoré Fragonard, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it 1778, and files it under accession 1972.539.1 in Drawings and Prints. Spend a minute with the composition before choosing a size: notice where the eye lands first and where it rests. The Met's scan measures 2,621 × 3,586 pixels, which prints about 8.7 × 12.0 in at 300 dpi and 17.5 × 23.9 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Because it runs tall, it wants a vertical frame; compare the crop percentage across sizes before you choose. Its muted earth tones are forgiving: natural wood softens the palette, walnut deepens it and black frames it like a gallery. Line work lives on contrast. Print it on smooth bright paper and give it a wider frame or mat so the fine marks are not swallowed. A warm picture light a few inches above the frame does more for a print than any paper upgrade, and the hanging centre line belongs near 57 inches.
The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 2,621 × 3,586 pixels — 9.4 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 8.7 × 12 in. That is bigger than the print itself, which measures about 7.4 × 10.1 in — the file holds more detail than you can see standing in front of the original.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
- Jean Honoré Fragonard
- Date
- 1778
- Medium
- Etching, third state of three
- Size
- sheet: 10 1/8 x 7 3/8 in. (25.7 x 18.8 cm) image: 9 3/4 x 6 13/16 in. (24.7 x 17.3 cm)
- Museum
- The Met · Drawings and Prints
- Accession
- 1972.539.1
- License
- Public domain · CC0 1.0
- Source
- Museum record ↗
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