What is the largest sharp print size for The Balcony, Spain [and] Two Nude Bathers Standing on a Wharf?

At 300 dpi, this 2,830 × 3,722 px file prints up to 9.4 × 12.4 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 18.9 × 24.8 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of The Balcony, Spain [and] Two Nude Bathers Standing on a Wharf?

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 Balcony, Spain [and] Two Nude Bathers Standing on a Wharf require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 12% 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 Balcony, Spain [and] Two Nude Bathers Standing on a W… — John Singer Sargent | Free high-res download

The Balcony, Spain [and] Two Nude Bathers Standing on a Wharf

John Singer Sargent · 1879–80 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,830 × 3,722 px · 10.5 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to9.4 × 12.4 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 18.9 × 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.

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	353	Gallery sharp	5%
11 × 14 in	257	Sharp up close	3%
12 × 16 in	232	Sharp up close	1%
16 × 20 in	176	Poster sharp	5%
18 × 24 in	155	Poster sharp	1%
24 × 36 in	103	Fine across a room	12%
30 × 40 in	93	Too soft	1%

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 Balcony, Spain [and] Two Nude Bathers Standing on a Wharf is a painting by John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), dated 1879–80. Oil on wood. Size on the museum record: 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (34.9 x 26.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 2,830 × 3,722 pixels — 10.5 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9.4 × 12.4 in. That is roughly life-size: the painting itself measures about 10.5 × 13.7 in.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: John Singer Sargent
Date: 1879–80
Medium: Oil on wood
Size: 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (34.9 x 26.7 cm)
Museum: The Met · The American Wing
Accession: 50.130.10a, b
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗

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