What is the largest sharp print size for The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog?

At 300 dpi, this 2,871 × 3,722 px file prints up to 9.6 × 12.4 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 19.1 × 24.8 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog?

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

Does printing The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 14% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog — Thomas Eakins | Free high-res download

The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog

Thomas Eakins · ca. 1884–89 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,871 × 3,722 px · 10.7 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to9.6 × 12.4 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 19.1 × 24.8 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	358	Gallery sharp	4%
11 × 14 in	261	Sharp up close	2%
12 × 16 in	232	Sharp up close	3%
16 × 20 in	179	Poster sharp	4%
18 × 24 in	155	Poster sharp	3%
24 × 36 in	103	Fine across a room	14%
30 × 40 in	93	Too soft	3%

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

The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog is a painting by Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), dated ca. 1884–89. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 30 x 23 in. (76.2 x 58.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Fletcher Fund, 1923.

The Met catalogs The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog as an oil on canvas by Thomas Eakins. The museum dates it ca. 1884–89; it sits in the The American Wing department as accession 23.139. Animals give it an immediate focal point, which suits a hallway or a reading corner where people pass close by. The Met's scan measures 2,871 × 3,722 pixels, which prints about 9.6 × 12.4 in at 300 dpi and 19.1 × 24.8 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 golden tones pair naturally with a gold or walnut frame, or go black for a sharper, more modern contrast. Paintings reproduce best on matte paper, since gloss throws glare across exactly the brushwork you came for. 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 2,871 × 3,722 pixels — 10.7 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9.6 × 12.4 in. The painting itself measures about 23 × 30 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.