What is the largest sharp print size for Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms?

At 300 dpi, this 3,795 × 3,285 px file prints up to 12.7 × 11 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 25.3 × 21.9 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms?

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 Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 23% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms — Martin Johnson Heade | Free high-res download

Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,795 × 3,285 px · 12.5 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to12.7 × 11 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 25.3 × 21.9 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	379	Gallery sharp	8%
14 × 11 in	271	Sharp up close	9%
16 × 12 in	237	Sharp up close	13%
20 × 16 in	189	Poster sharp	8%
24 × 18 in	158	Poster sharp	13%
36 × 24 in	105	Fine across a room	23%
40 × 30 in	94	Too soft	13%

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

Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms is a painting by Martin Johnson Heade (1819–1904), dated 1875. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 12 3/16 x 14 1/8 in. (31 x 35.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Gift of Mrs. J. Augustus Barnard, 1979.

The Met catalogs Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms as an oil on canvas by Martin Johnson Heade. The museum dates it 1875, and files it under accession 1979.490.11 in The American Wing. Flowers and leaves carry the colour here, which makes it an easy piece to build a room palette around. The Met's scan measures 3,795 × 3,285 pixels, which prints about 12.7 × 10.9 in at 300 dpi and 25.3 × 21.9 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. Its warm reds and oranges suit walnut or gold, which deepen the glow instead of washing it out. 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 3,795 × 3,285 pixels — 12.5 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.7 × 11 in. That is roughly life-size: the painting itself measures about 14.1 × 12.2 in.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.