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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 | 355 | Gallery sharp | 7% |
| 11 × 14 in | 258 | Sharp up close | 5% |
| 12 × 16 in | 236 | Sharp up close | 1% |
| 16 × 20 in | 177 | Poster sharp | 7% |
| 18 × 24 in | 157 | Poster sharp | 1% |
| 24 × 36 in | 105 | Fine across a room | 11% |
| 30 × 40 in | 94 | Too soft | 1% |
The ticket
Street Show (Paillasse) (recto); a clown playing a drum (verso) is a work on paper by Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois), dated 1825–79. Black chalk and watercolor on laid paper (recto); graphite and black chalk (verso). Size on the museum record: 14 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (36.5 x 25.5cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Rogers Fund, 1927.
Street Show (Paillasse) (recto); a clown playing a drum (verso) is a black chalk and watercolor on laid paper (recto); graphite and black chalk (verso) by Honoré Daumier, part of The Met's open-access collection. The museum dates it 1825–79, and files it under accession 27.152.2 in Drawings and Prints. It shows a built place, with architecture and figures that read as a small stage set; the detail rewards a larger print. The Met's scan measures 2,840 × 3,808 pixels, which prints about 9.5 × 12.7 in at 300 dpi and 18.9 × 25.4 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 muted earth tones are forgiving: natural wood softens the palette, walnut deepens it and black frames it like a gallery. 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 2,840 × 3,808 pixels — 10.8 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9.5 × 12.7 in. That is roughly life-size: the work on paper itself measures about 10 × 14.4 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
- Honoré Daumier
- Date
- 1825–79
- Medium
- Black chalk and watercolor on laid paper (recto); graphite and black chalk (verso)
- Size
- 14 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (36.5 x 25.5cm)
- Museum
- The Met · Drawings and Prints
- Accession
- 27.152.2
- License
- Public domain · CC0 1.0
- Source
- Museum record ↗
More Honoré Daumier
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A Man Reading in a Garden (recto); Preliminary sketch for a Man Reading in a Garden (verso)ca. 1865Free · sharp to 9.6 × 12.1 in at 300 dpi, uncropped
A Theater Audience19th centuryFree · sharp to 9.1 × 10.5 in at 300 dpi, uncropped
Allons haut! Y sommes-nous?, from "La Chasse"November 11, 1843Free · sharp to 9.4 × 12.1 in at 300 dpi, uncropped
Artists Examining the Work of a Rival (Artistes en train d'examiner le tableau d'un rival), from Le Public du Salon, published in "Le Charivari"May 14, 1852Free · sharp to 9.9 × 12.4 in at 300 dpi, uncropped