What is the largest sharp print size for Mathurin Régnier?

At 300 dpi, this 2,625 × 3,587 px file prints up to 8.8 × 12 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 17.5 × 23.9 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Mathurin Régnier?

Gallery-sharp (300 dpi or above) frame sizes: 8 × 10 in. Sharp-to-poster-quality sizes also work: 11 × 14 in, 12 × 16 in, 16 × 20 in.

Does printing Mathurin Régnier require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 9% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Mathurin Régnier — Eugène Delacroix | Free high-res download

Mathurin Régnier

Eugène Delacroix · ca. 1846 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,625 × 3,587 px · 9.4 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to8.8 × 12 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 17.5 × 23.9 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
8 × 10 in	328	Gallery sharp	9%
11 × 14 in	238	Sharp up close	7%
12 × 16 in	218	Sharp up close	2%
16 × 20 in	164	Poster sharp	9%
18 × 24 in	145	Fine across a room	2%
24 × 36 in	99	Too soft	9%
30 × 40 in	87	Too soft	2%

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

Mathurin Régnier is a work on paper by Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris), dated ca. 1846. Watercolor and gouache over traces of graphite on wove paper. Size on the museum record: 12-1/8 x 8-13/16 in. (30.8 x 22.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Rogers Fund, 1969.

In The Met's records, Mathurin Régnier is a watercolor and gouache over traces of graphite on wove paper credited to Eugène Delacroix. The museum dates it ca. 1846 (accession 69.180, 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 2,625 × 3,587 pixels, which prints about 8.8 × 12.0 in at 300 dpi and 17.5 × 23.9 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Because it runs tall, it wants a vertical frame; compare the crop percentage across sizes before you choose. Its warm reds and oranges suit walnut or gold, which deepen the glow instead of washing it out. 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 2,625 × 3,587 pixels — 9.4 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 8.8 × 12 in. That is roughly life-size: the work on paper itself measures about 8.8 × 12.1 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.