Study for an allegorical figure of Justice in the ceiling… — Eugène Delacroix | Free high-res download

Q: What is the largest sharp print size for Study for an allegorical figure of Justice in the ceiling decoration of the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon (recto); studies of allegorical figures, and architectural sketches (verso)?

At 300 dpi, this 3,874 × 2,473 px file prints up to 12.9 × 8.2 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 25.8 × 16.5 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Q: Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Study for an allegorical figure of Justice in the ceiling decoration of the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon (recto); studies of allegorical figures, and architectural sketches (verso)?

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.

Q: Does printing Study for an allegorical figure of Justice in the ceiling decoration of the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon (recto); studies of allegorical figures, and architectural sketches (verso) require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 20% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Study for an allegorical figure of Justice in the ceiling decoration of the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon (recto); studies of allegorical figures, and architectural sketches (verso)

Eugène Delacroix · 1833 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,874 × 2,473 px · 9.6 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to12.9 × 8.2 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 25.8 × 16.5 in at 150 dpi

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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	309	Gallery sharp	20%
14 × 11 in	224	Sharp up close	19%
16 × 12 in	206	Sharp up close	15%
20 × 16 in	154	Poster sharp	20%
24 × 18 in	137	Fine across a room	15%
36 × 24 in	103	Fine across a room	4%
40 × 30 in	82	Too soft	15%

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The ticket

Study for an allegorical figure of Justice in the ceiling decoration of the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon (recto); studies of allegorical figures, and architectural sketches (verso) is a work on paper by Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris), dated 1833. Graphite. Size on the museum record: 8-9/16 x 13-1/2 in. (21.7 x 34.3 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Rogers Fund, 1916.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,874 × 2,473 pixels — 9.6 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.9 × 8.2 in. That is roughly life-size: the work on paper itself measures about 13.5 × 8.5 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: Eugène Delacroix
Date: 1833
Medium: Graphite
Size: 8-9/16 x 13-1/2 in. (21.7 x 34.3 cm)
Museum: The Met · Drawings and Prints
Accession: 16.37.4
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗

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