What is the largest sharp print size for Landscape with Houses?

At 300 dpi, this 1,590 × 1,237 px file prints up to 5.3 × 4.1 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 10.6 × 8.2 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Landscape with Houses?

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

Does printing Landscape with Houses require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 14% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Landscape with Houses — Georges Seurat | Free high-res download

Landscape with Houses

Georges Seurat · 1881–82 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.001,590 × 1,237 px · 2 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to5.3 × 4.1 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 10.6 × 8.2 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	154	Poster sharp	3%
14 × 11 in	112	Fine across a room	1%
16 × 12 in	99	Too soft	4%
20 × 16 in	77	Too soft	3%
24 × 18 in	66	Too soft	4%
36 × 24 in	44	Too soft	14%
40 × 30 in	39	Too soft	4%

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

Landscape with Houses is a work on paper by Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris), dated 1881–82. Conté crayon. Size on the museum record: 9 13/16 x 12 9/16 in. (24.9 x 31.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971.

Landscape with Houses is a conté crayon by Georges Seurat, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it 1881–82; it sits in the Drawings and Prints department as accession 1972.118.234. The subject is a view, and the eye travels from the foreground to the distance; give it wall space so that route stays readable. The Met's scan measures 1,590 × 1,237 pixels, which prints about 5.3 × 4.1 in at 300 dpi and 10.6 × 8.2 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 muted earth tones are forgiving: natural wood softens the palette, walnut deepens it and black frames it like a gallery. Works on paper are quiet. Print near the original's scale instead of blowing it up, and keep it out of direct sun like the museum does. 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 1,590 × 1,237 pixels — 2 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 5.3 × 4.1 in. The work on paper itself measures about 12.6 × 9.8 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.