What is the largest sharp print size for The Ford?

At 300 dpi, this 3,871 × 2,844 px file prints up to 12.9 × 9.5 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 25.8 × 19 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

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

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 Ford 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 Ford — Claude Lorrain | Free high-res download

The Ford

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,871 × 2,844 px · 11 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to12.9 × 9.5 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 25.8 × 19 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	355	Gallery sharp	8%
14 × 11 in	258	Sharp up close	6%
16 × 12 in	237	Sharp up close	2%
20 × 16 in	177	Poster sharp	8%
24 × 18 in	158	Poster sharp	2%
36 × 24 in	107	Fine across a room	9%
40 × 30 in	94	Too soft	2%

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 Ford is a painting by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) (French, Chamagne 1604/5?–1682 Rome), dated possibly 1636. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 29 1/4 x 39 3/4 in. (74.3 x 101 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its European Paintings collection — Fletcher Fund, 1928.

The Met catalogs The Ford as an oil on canvas by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée). The museum dates it possibly 1636, and files it under accession 28.117 in European Paintings. People are the subject, and the grouping and gestures matter more than any single face; avoid cropping the edges. The Met's scan measures 3,871 × 2,844 pixels, which prints about 12.9 × 9.5 in at 300 dpi and 25.8 × 19.0 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 muted earth tones are forgiving: natural wood softens the palette, walnut deepens it and black frames it like a gallery. 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 3,871 × 2,844 pixels — 11 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.9 × 9.5 in. The painting itself measures about 39.8 × 29.3 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.