What is the largest sharp print size for The Plum-Pudding in Danger?

At 300 dpi, this 3,680 × 2,659 px file prints up to 12.3 × 8.9 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 24.5 × 17.7 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of The Plum-Pudding in Danger?

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.

Does printing The Plum-Pudding in Danger require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 10% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

The Plum-Pudding in Danger — James Gillray | Free high-res download

The Plum-Pudding in Danger

James Gillray · 1805 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Public domain · $0.003,680 × 2,659 px · 9.8 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to12.3 × 8.9 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 24.5 × 17.7 in at 150 dpi

The download is the original scan on Wikimedia Commons. 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	332	Gallery sharp	10%
14 × 11 in	241	Sharp up close	8%
16 × 12 in	221	Sharp up close	4%
20 × 16 in	166	Poster sharp	10%
24 × 18 in	147	Fine across a room	4%
36 × 24 in	102	Fine across a room	8%
40 × 30 in	88	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

The Plum-Pudding in Danger is a print by James Gillray (British, Chelsea 1756–1815 London), dated 1805. Hand-coloured etching. Held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the free scan comes from Wikimedia Commons.

William Pitt, the British prime minister, and Napoleon sit side by side, each cutting a slice of the world. Pitt takes the seas, Napoleon the land. Gillray published it in February 1805. The cartoon has been reused for centuries, whenever two big powers argue over a map. It is a crisp, funny print that suits a study.

The work is in the public domain, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,680 × 2,659 pixels — 9.8 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.3 × 8.9 in. Line work lives or dies on contrast. Print it on a smooth, bright paper and give it a wide mat: small graphic work drowns in a thin frame and a big empty border makes it look like it came out of a print room drawer.

On the receipt

Artist: James Gillray
Date: 1805
Medium: Hand-coloured etching
Held by: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
License: Public domain · Public Domain Mark
Source: Commons file page ↗