What is the largest sharp print size for The Deer?

At 300 dpi, this 4,000 × 3,206 px file prints up to 13.3 × 10.7 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 26.7 × 21.4 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of The Deer?

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, 24 × 18 in.

Does printing The Deer 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.

The Deer — Gustave Courbet | Free high-res download

The Deer

Gustave Courbet · ca. 1865 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.004,000 × 3,206 px · 12.8 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to13.3 × 10.7 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 26.7 × 21.4 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
10 × 8 in	400	Gallery sharp	nothing
14 × 11 in	285	Sharp up close	2%
16 × 12 in	250	Sharp up close	6%
20 × 16 in	200	Sharp up close	nothing
24 × 18 in	166	Poster sharp	6%
36 × 24 in	111	Fine across a room	17%
40 × 30 in	100	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

The Deer is a painting by Gustave Courbet (French, Ornans 1819–1877 La Tour-de-Peilz), dated ca. 1865. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 29 3/8 x 36 3/8 in. (74.6 x 92.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its European Paintings collection — H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1929.

The Met catalogs The Deer as an oil on canvas by Gustave Courbet. The museum dates it ca. 1865; it sits in the European Paintings department as accession 29.160.34. 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 4,000 × 3,206 pixels, which prints about 13.3 × 10.7 in at 300 dpi and 26.7 × 21.4 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Its wide proportions sit naturally over a sofa, console or bed, and the crop figures in the set builder show what a standard frame would trim. Its warm reds and oranges suit walnut or gold, which deepen the glow instead of washing it out. Paintings reproduce best on matte paper, since gloss throws glare across exactly the brushwork you came for. Light it from above with a soft warm bulb, hang the centre of the picture near 57 inches, and it will read as intended instead of as decoration.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 4,000 × 3,206 pixels — 12.8 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 13.3 × 10.7 in. The painting itself measures about 36.4 × 29.4 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.