What is the largest sharp print size for Portrait of a Woman?

At 300 dpi, this 2,215 × 3,361 px file prints up to 7.4 × 11.2 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 14.8 × 22.4 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Portrait of a Woman?

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 Portrait of a Woman require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 18% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Portrait of a Woman — Egon Schiele | Free high-res download

Portrait of a Woman

Egon Schiele · 1910 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,215 × 3,361 px · 7.4 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to7.4 × 11.2 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 14.8 × 22.4 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	276	Sharp up close	18%
11 × 14 in	201	Sharp up close	16%
12 × 16 in	184	Poster sharp	12%
16 × 20 in	138	Fine across a room	18%
18 × 24 in	123	Fine across a room	12%
24 × 36 in	92	Too soft	1%
30 × 40 in	73	Too soft	12%

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

Portrait of a Woman is a print by Egon Schiele (Austrian, Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna), dated 1910. Color lithograph. Size on the museum record: sheet: 5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in. (14 x 9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Museum Accession, transferred from the Library.

The Met catalogs Portrait of a Woman as a color lithograph by Egon Schiele. The museum dates it 1910; it sits in the Drawings and Prints department as accession WW.290. The subject is a person, so the face is the anchor. Hang it with the eyes near the centre line instead of floating high on the wall. The Met's scan measures 2,215 × 3,361 pixels, which prints about 7.4 × 11.2 in at 300 dpi and 14.8 × 22.4 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Its tall proportions suit a hallway, a narrow wall or the gap beside a door, and the set builder shows how much each standard frame would crop. Its muted earth tones are forgiving: natural wood softens the palette, walnut deepens it and black frames it like a gallery. Line work lives on contrast. Print it on smooth bright paper and give it a wider frame or mat so the fine marks are not swallowed. Light it from above with a soft warm bulb, hang the centre of the picture near 57 inches, and it will read as intended instead of as decoration.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 2,215 × 3,361 pixels — 7.4 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 7.4 × 11.2 in. That is bigger than the print itself, which measures about 3.5 × 5.5 in — the file holds more detail than you can see standing in front of the original.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.