What is the largest sharp print size for The Fountain, No. 1: The Wounded Indian Slaking His Death Thirst?

At 300 dpi, this 4,000 × 2,933 px file prints up to 13.3 × 9.8 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 26.7 × 19.6 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of The Fountain, No. 1: The Wounded Indian Slaking His Death Thirst?

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.

The Fountain, No. 1: The Wounded Indian Slaking His Death… — Thomas Cole | Free high-res download

Q: Does printing The Fountain, No. 1: The Wounded Indian Slaking His Death Thirst 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 Fountain, No. 1: The Wounded Indian Slaking His Death Thirst

Thomas Cole · 1843 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.004,000 × 2,933 px · 11.7 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to13.3 × 9.8 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 26.7 × 19.6 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
10 × 8 in	366	Gallery sharp	8%
14 × 11 in	266	Sharp up close	7%
16 × 12 in	244	Sharp up close	2%
20 × 16 in	183	Poster sharp	8%
24 × 18 in	162	Poster sharp	2%
36 × 24 in	111	Fine across a room	9%
40 × 30 in	97	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 Fountain, No. 1: The Wounded Indian Slaking His Death Thirst is a work on paper by Thomas Cole (American, Lancashire 1801–1848 Catskill, New York), dated 1843. Graphite and white gouache on green wove paper. Size on the museum record: 7 x 9 3/4 in. (17.8 x 24.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Gift of Erving Wolf Foundation, in memory of Diane R. Wolf, 1977.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 4,000 × 2,933 pixels — 11.7 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 13.3 × 9.8 in. That is bigger than the work on paper itself, which measures about 9.8 × 7 in — the file holds more detail than you can see standing in front of the original.Works on paper are quiet. Print near the original’s size rather than blowing it up, mat it generously, and keep it out of direct sun — the same rules the museum follows for the real one.

On the receipt

Artist: Thomas Cole
Date: 1843
Medium: Graphite and white gouache on green wove paper
Size: 7 x 9 3/4 in. (17.8 x 24.8 cm)
Museum: The Met · The American Wing
Accession: 1977.182.7
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗

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