What is the largest sharp print size for Surprised! (Tiger in a Tropical Storm)?

At 300 dpi, this 5,285 × 4,226 px file prints up to 17.6 × 14.1 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 35.2 × 28.2 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Surprised! (Tiger in a Tropical Storm)?

Gallery-sharp (300 dpi or above) frame sizes: 10 × 8 in, 14 × 11 in, 16 × 12 in. Sharp-to-poster-quality sizes also work: 20 × 16 in, 24 × 18 in.

Does printing Surprised! (Tiger in a Tropical Storm) require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 17% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Surprised! (Tiger in a Tropical Storm) — Henri Rousseau | Free high-res download

Surprised! (Tiger in a Tropical Storm)

Henri Rousseau · 1891 · The National Gallery, London

Public domain · $0.005,285 × 4,226 px · 22.3 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to17.6 × 14.1 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 35.2 × 28.2 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	528	Gallery sharp	nothing
14 × 11 in	377	Gallery sharp	2%
16 × 12 in	330	Gallery sharp	6%
20 × 16 in	264	Sharp up close	nothing
24 × 18 in	220	Sharp up close	6%
36 × 24 in	146	Fine across a room	17%
40 × 30 in	132	Fine across a room	6%

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

Surprised! (Tiger in a Tropical Storm) is a painting by Henri Rousseau (French, Laval 1844–1910 Paris), dated 1891. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 129.8 × 161.9 cm. Held by The National Gallery, London; the free scan comes from Wikimedia Commons.

A tiger crouches in a green storm, mouth open, about to pounce on something outside the frame. The rain is drawn as silver threads and the lightning is a streak across the corner. The National Gallery bought it in 1972. Rousseau had been mocked by critics for years, but this picture is one of the main reasons he is now loved. Put it in the nursery or anywhere you want to start a story.

The work is in the public domain, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 5,285 × 4,226 pixels — 22.3 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 17.6 × 14.1 in. The painting itself measures about 63.7 × 51.1 in, so a true life-size print runs below 300 dpi — still sharp at normal viewing distance.Paintings reproduce best on matte paper. Gloss throws glare across exactly the brushwork you came for, and a picture light does more for a print than any upgrade in paper.

On the receipt

Artist: Henri Rousseau
Date: 1891
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 129.8 × 161.9 cm
Held by: The National Gallery, London
License: Public domain · Public Domain Mark
Source: Commons file page ↗