What is the largest sharp print size for Fish?

At 300 dpi, this 2,232 × 1,801 px file prints up to 7.4 × 6 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 14.9 × 12 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

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

The best frame sizes for this file are 10 × 8 in, 14 × 11 in, 16 × 12 in, 20 × 16 in, printing at 150–299 dpi (poster- to sharp-quality).

Does printing Fish 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.

Fish — William Merritt Chase | Free high-res download

Fish

William Merritt Chase · by 1910 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,232 × 1,801 px · 4 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to7.4 × 6 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 14.9 × 12 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
10 × 8 in	223	Sharp up close	1%
14 × 11 in	159	Poster sharp	3%
16 × 12 in	139	Fine across a room	7%
20 × 16 in	111	Fine across a room	1%
24 × 18 in	93	Too soft	7%
36 × 24 in	62	Too soft	17%
40 × 30 in	55	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

Fish is a painting by William Merritt Chase (American, Williamsburg, Indiana 1849–1916 New York), dated by 1910. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 29 x 36 in. (73.7 x 91.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Gift of Edward G. Kennedy, in memory of William Merritt Chase, 1925.

In The Met's records, Fish is an oil on canvas credited to William Merritt Chase. The museum dates it by 1910; it sits in the The American Wing department as accession 25.131. Animals give it an immediate focal point, which suits a hallway or a reading corner where people pass close by. The Met's scan measures 2,232 × 1,801 pixels, which prints about 7.4 × 6.0 in at 300 dpi and 14.9 × 12.0 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Its wide proportions sit naturally over a sofa, console or bed, and the crop figures in the set builder show what a standard frame would trim. It is close to monochrome, so the frame sets the mood: black for contrast, white for air, or a thin natural wood for warmth. Paintings reproduce best on matte paper, since gloss throws glare across exactly the brushwork you came for. Light it from above with a soft warm bulb, hang the centre of the picture near 57 inches, and it will read as intended instead of as decoration.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 2,232 × 1,801 pixels — 4 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 7.4 × 6 in. The painting itself measures about 36 × 29 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.