What is the largest sharp print size for Landscape with Tower (from McGuire Scrapbook)?

At 300 dpi, this 1,689 × 2,187 px file prints up to 5.6 × 7.3 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 11.3 × 14.6 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Landscape with Tower (from McGuire Scrapbook)?

The best frame sizes for this file are 8 × 10 in, 11 × 14 in, 12 × 16 in, 16 × 20 in, printing at 150–299 dpi (poster- to sharp-quality).

Does printing Landscape with Tower (from McGuire Scrapbook) 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 Tower (from McGuire Scrapbook) — Thomas Cole | Free high-res download

Landscape with Tower (from McGuire Scrapbook)

Thomas Cole · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.001,689 × 2,187 px · 3.7 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to5.6 × 7.3 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 11.3 × 14.6 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
8 × 10 in	211	Sharp up close	3%
11 × 14 in	153	Poster sharp	2%
12 × 16 in	136	Fine across a room	3%
16 × 20 in	105	Fine across a room	3%
18 × 24 in	91	Too soft	3%
24 × 36 in	60	Too soft	14%
30 × 40 in	54	Too soft	3%

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The ticket

Landscape with Tower (from McGuire Scrapbook) is a work on paper by Thomas Cole (American, Lancashire 1801–1848 Catskill, New York). Graphite on off-white wove paper. Size on the museum record: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.6 x 16.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Gift of James C. McGuire, 1926.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 1,689 × 2,187 pixels — 3.7 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 5.6 × 7.3 in. That is roughly life-size: the work on paper itself measures about 6.5 × 8.5 in.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: Thomas Cole
Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper
Size: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.6 x 16.5 cm)
Museum: The Met · The American Wing
Accession: 26.216.20
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗

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