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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 | 264 | Sharp up close | 31% |
| 14 × 11 in | 192 | Poster sharp | 29% |
| 16 × 12 in | 176 | Poster sharp | 26% |
| 20 × 16 in | 132 | Fine across a room | 31% |
| 24 × 18 in | 117 | Fine across a room | 26% |
| 36 × 24 in | 88 | Too soft | 17% |
| 40 × 30 in | 70 | Too soft | 26% |
The ticket
The Golden State Entering New York Harbor is a painting by Fitz Henry Lane (formerly Fitz Hugh Lane) (1804–1865), dated 1854. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 26 x 48 in. (66 x 122 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its The American Wing collection — Purchase, Gift of Hanson K. Corning, by exchange, and Morris K. Jesup and Maria DeWitt Jesup Funds, 1974.
In The Met's records, The Golden State Entering New York Harbor is an oil on canvas credited to Fitz Henry Lane (formerly Fitz Hugh Lane). The museum dates it 1854, and files it under accession 1974.33 in The American Wing. The subject is water and weather, so the sky-to-sea balance carries the picture; keep the horizon level when you hang it. The Met's scan measures 3,811 × 2,116 pixels, which prints about 12.7 × 7.1 in at 300 dpi and 25.4 × 14.1 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Because it runs wide, it wants a horizontal frame; check the crop percentage for each size before you commit. Its golden tones pair naturally with a gold or walnut frame, or go black for a sharper, more modern contrast. 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 3,811 × 2,116 pixels — 8.1 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.7 × 7.1 in. The painting itself measures about 48 × 26 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.
On the receipt
- Artist
- Fitz Henry Lane (formerly Fitz Hugh Lane)
- Date
- 1854
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 26 x 48 in. (66 x 122 cm)
- Museum
- The Met · The American Wing
- Accession
- 1974.33
- License
- Public domain · CC0 1.0
- Source
- Museum record ↗
