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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 | 347 | Gallery sharp | 12% |
| 14 × 11 in | 252 | Sharp up close | 10% |
| 16 × 12 in | 231 | Sharp up close | 6% |
| 20 × 16 in | 173 | Poster sharp | 12% |
| 24 × 18 in | 154 | Poster sharp | 6% |
| 36 × 24 in | 109 | Fine across a room | 6% |
| 40 × 30 in | 92 | Too soft | 6% |
The ticket
The Silver Tureen is a painting by Jean Siméon Chardin (French, Paris 1699–1779 Paris), dated ca. 1728–30. Oil on canvas. Size on the museum record: 30 x 42 1/2 in. (76.2 x 108 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its European Paintings collection — Fletcher Fund, 1959.
In The Met's records, The Silver Tureen is an oil on canvas credited to Jean Siméon Chardin. The museum dates it ca. 1728–30; it sits in the European Paintings department as accession 59.9. People are the subject, and the grouping and gestures matter more than any single face; avoid cropping the edges. The Met's scan measures 3,925 × 2,776 pixels, which prints about 13.1 × 9.3 in at 300 dpi and 26.2 × 18.5 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. 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 3,925 × 2,776 pixels — 10.9 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 13.1 × 9.3 in. The painting itself measures about 42.5 × 30 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
- Jean Siméon Chardin
- Date
- ca. 1728–30
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 30 x 42 1/2 in. (76.2 x 108 cm)
- Museum
- The Met · European Paintings
- Accession
- 59.9
- License
- Public domain · CC0 1.0
- Source
- Museum record ↗
