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 | 322 | Gallery sharp | 16% |
| 11 × 14 in | 234 | Sharp up close | 14% |
| 12 × 16 in | 215 | Sharp up close | 10% |
| 16 × 20 in | 161 | Poster sharp | 16% |
| 18 × 24 in | 143 | Fine across a room | 10% |
| 24 × 36 in | 106 | Fine across a room | 1% |
| 30 × 40 in | 86 | Too soft | 10% |
The ticket
Portfolio cover and text for "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe is a work on paper by Edouard Manet (French, Paris 1832–1883 Paris), dated 1875. Letterpress in black and red ink. Size on the museum record: each of three folded sheets: 21 1/4 x 27 9/16 in. (54 x 70 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924.
The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 2,583 × 3,824 pixels — 9.9 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 8.6 × 12.7 in. The work on paper itself measures about 27.6 × 21.3 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.
On the receipt
- Artist
- Edouard Manet
- Date
- 1875
- Medium
- Letterpress in black and red ink
- Size
- each of three folded sheets: 21 1/4 x 27 9/16 in. (54 x 70 cm)
- Museum
- The Met · Drawings and Prints
- Accession
- 24.30.27(a-c)
- License
- Public domain · CC0 1.0
- Source
- Museum record ↗
Put this work on your wall
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