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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 | 271 | Sharp up close | 29% |
| 14 × 11 in | 197 | Poster sharp | 27% |
| 16 × 12 in | 180 | Poster sharp | 24% |
| 20 × 16 in | 135 | Fine across a room | 29% |
| 24 × 18 in | 120 | Fine across a room | 24% |
| 36 × 24 in | 90 | Too soft | 15% |
| 40 × 30 in | 72 | Too soft | 24% |
The ticket
Olive Trees at Tivoli is a work on paper by George Inness (American, Newburgh, New York 1825–1894 Bridge of Allan, Scotland), dated 1873. Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on blue wove paper with colored fibers. Size on the museum record: 7 x 12 3/8 in. (17.8 x 31.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1989.
Olive Trees at Tivoli is a gouache, watercolor, and graphite on blue wove paper with colored fibers by George Inness, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it 1873; it sits in the The American Wing department as accession 1989.287. 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 3,811 × 2,171 pixels, which prints about 12.7 × 7.2 in at 300 dpi and 25.4 × 14.5 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. It is close to monochrome, so the frame sets the mood: black for contrast, white for air, or a thin natural wood for warmth. 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. Add a small picture light and keep the centre of the piece around 57 inches from the floor; those two choices make a reproduction look deliberate.
The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,811 × 2,171 pixels — 8.3 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.7 × 7.2 in. That is roughly life-size: the work on paper itself measures about 12.4 × 7 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
- George Inness
- Date
- 1873
- Medium
- Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on blue wove paper with colored fibers
- Size
- 7 x 12 3/8 in. (17.8 x 31.4 cm)
- Museum
- The Met · The American Wing
- Accession
- 1989.287
- License
- Public domain · CC0 1.0
- Source
- Museum record ↗
