What is the largest sharp print size for God Judging Adam?

At 300 dpi, this 4,000 × 3,268 px file prints up to 13.3 × 10.9 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 26.7 × 21.8 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of God Judging Adam?

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 God Judging Adam 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.

God Judging Adam — William Blake | Free high-res download

God Judging Adam

William Blake · ca. 1795 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.004,000 × 3,268 px · 13.1 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to13.3 × 10.9 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 26.7 × 21.8 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	400	Gallery sharp	2%
14 × 11 in	285	Sharp up close	4%
16 × 12 in	250	Sharp up close	8%
20 × 16 in	200	Sharp up close	2%
24 × 18 in	166	Poster sharp	8%
36 × 24 in	111	Fine across a room	18%
40 × 30 in	100	Fine across a room	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

God Judging Adam is a print by William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London), dated ca. 1795. Color relief etching finished with pen and ink and watercolor. Size on the museum record: sheet: 16 3/4 x 20 3/4in. (42.5 x 52.7cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Rogers Fund, 1916.

In The Met's records, God Judging Adam is a color relief etching finished with pen and ink and watercolor credited to William Blake. The museum dates it ca. 1795 (accession 16.38, 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 4,000 × 3,268 pixels, which prints about 13.3 × 10.9 in at 300 dpi and 26.7 × 21.8 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Because it runs wide, it wants a horizontal frame; check the crop percentage for each size before you commit. Its golden tones pair naturally with a gold or walnut frame, or go black for a sharper, more modern contrast. 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. Add a small picture light and keep the centre of the piece around 57 inches from the floor; those two choices make a reproduction look deliberate.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 4,000 × 3,268 pixels — 13.1 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 13.3 × 10.9 in. The print itself measures about 20.7 × 16.7 in, so a true life-size print runs below 300 dpi — still sharp at normal viewing distance.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.