What is the largest sharp print size for The Caprices (Los Caprichos), plates 1-80?

At 300 dpi, this 2,908 × 4,000 px file prints up to 9.7 × 13.3 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 19.4 × 26.7 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of The Caprices (Los Caprichos), plates 1-80?

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 Caprices (Los Caprichos), plates 1-80 require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 9% 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 Caprices (Los Caprichos), plates 1-80 — Francisco Goya | Free high-res download

The Caprices (Los Caprichos), plates 1-80

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,908 × 4,000 px · 11.6 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to9.7 × 13.3 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 19.4 × 26.7 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	363	Gallery sharp	9%
11 × 14 in	264	Sharp up close	7%
12 × 16 in	242	Sharp up close	3%
16 × 20 in	181	Poster sharp	9%
18 × 24 in	161	Poster sharp	3%
24 × 36 in	111	Fine across a room	8%
30 × 40 in	96	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 Caprices (Los Caprichos), plates 1-80 is a print by Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux), dated 1799. Etching, aquatint, drypoint, and burin. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Gift of M. Knoedler & Co., 1918.

In The Met's records, The Caprices (Los Caprichos), plates 1-80 is an etching, aquatint, drypoint, and burin credited to Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes). The museum dates it 1799 (accession 18.64(1-80), Drawings and Prints). Spend a minute with the composition before choosing a size: notice where the eye lands first and where it rests. The Met's scan measures 2,908 × 4,000 pixels, which prints about 9.7 × 13.3 in at 300 dpi and 19.4 × 26.7 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Its tall proportions suit a hallway, a narrow wall or the gap beside a door, and the set builder shows how much each standard frame would crop. It is close to monochrome, so the frame sets the mood: black for contrast, white for air, or a thin natural wood for warmth. Line work lives on contrast. Print it on smooth bright paper and give it a wider frame or mat so the fine marks are not swallowed. 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 2,908 × 4,000 pixels — 11.6 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 9.7 × 13.3 in. Line work lives or dies on contrast. Print it on a smooth, bright paper and give it a wide mat: small graphic work drowns in a thin frame and a big empty border makes it look like it came out of a print room drawer.