What is the largest sharp print size for Harbor Scene with Rising Sun?

At 300 dpi, this 4,000 × 2,736 px file prints up to 13.3 × 9.1 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 26.7 × 18.2 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Harbor Scene with Rising Sun?

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 Harbor Scene with Rising Sun require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 15% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Harbor Scene with Rising Sun — Claude Lorrain | Free high-res download

Harbor Scene with Rising Sun

Public domain · CC0 · $0.004,000 × 2,736 px · 10.9 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to13.3 × 9.1 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 26.7 × 18.2 in at 150 dpi

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

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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	342	Gallery sharp	15%
14 × 11 in	248	Sharp up close	13%
16 × 12 in	228	Sharp up close	9%
20 × 16 in	171	Poster sharp	15%
24 × 18 in	152	Poster sharp	9%
36 × 24 in	111	Fine across a room	3%
40 × 30 in	91	Too soft	9%

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

Harbor Scene with Rising Sun is a print by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) (French, Chamagne 1604/5?–1682 Rome), dated 1634. Etching; Mannocci's fifth state of eight. Size on the museum record: sheet: 5 9/16 x 8 1/4 in. (14.1 x 21 cm) plate: 5 1/8 x 7 13/16 in. (13 x 19.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926.

The Met catalogs Harbor Scene with Rising Sun as an etching; mannocci's fifth state of eight by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée). The museum dates it 1634 (accession 26.72.89, Drawings and Prints). The subject is water and weather, so the sky-to-sea balance carries the picture; keep the horizon level when you hang it. The Met's scan measures 4,000 × 2,736 pixels, which prints about 13.3 × 9.1 in at 300 dpi and 26.7 × 18.2 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. 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 4,000 × 2,736 pixels — 10.9 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 13.3 × 9.1 in. That is bigger than the print itself, which measures about 8.3 × 5.6 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: Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)
Date: 1634
Medium: Etching; Mannocci's fifth state of eight
Size: sheet: 5 9/16 x 8 1/4 in. (14.1 x 21 cm) plate: 5 1/8 x 7 13/16 in. (13 x 19.8 cm)
Museum: The Met · Drawings and Prints
Accession: 26.72.89
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗