What is the largest sharp print size for Four Geese by the River?

At 300 dpi, this 3,766 × 3,069 px file prints up to 12.6 × 10.2 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 25.1 × 20.5 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Four Geese by the River?

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 Four Geese by the River 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.

Four Geese by the River — Alfred Sisley | Free high-res download

Four Geese by the River

Alfred Sisley · 1885–97 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,766 × 3,069 px · 11.6 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to12.6 × 10.2 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 25.1 × 20.5 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	376	Gallery sharp	2%
14 × 11 in	269	Sharp up close	4%
16 × 12 in	235	Sharp up close	8%
20 × 16 in	188	Poster sharp	2%
24 × 18 in	156	Poster sharp	8%
36 × 24 in	104	Fine across a room	18%
40 × 30 in	94	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

Four Geese by the River is a work on paper by Alfred Sisley (British, Paris 1839–1899 Moret-sur-Loing), dated 1885–97. Pastel. Size on the museum record: 13 11/16 x 17 3/16 in. (34.8 x 43.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Bequest of Joan Whitney Payson, 1975.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,766 × 3,069 pixels — 11.6 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.6 × 10.2 in. The work on paper itself measures about 17.2 × 13.7 in, so a true life-size print runs below 300 dpi — still sharp at normal viewing distance.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: Alfred Sisley
Date: 1885–97
Medium: Pastel
Size: 13 11/16 x 17 3/16 in. (34.8 x 43.7 cm)
Museum: The Met · Drawings and Prints
Accession: 1976.201.10
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗

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