What is the largest sharp print size for The Smoker?

At 300 dpi, this 3,778 × 3,573 px file prints up to 12.6 × 11.9 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 25.2 × 23.8 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

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

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 Smoker require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 30% 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 Smoker — Frans Hals | Free high-res download

The Smoker

Frans Hals · ca. 1623–25 · The Met, New York

Public domain · CC0 · $0.003,778 × 3,573 px · 13.5 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to12.6 × 11.9 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 25.2 × 23.8 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	377	Gallery sharp	15%
14 × 11 in	269	Sharp up close	17%
16 × 12 in	236	Sharp up close	21%
20 × 16 in	188	Poster sharp	15%
24 × 18 in	157	Poster sharp	21%
36 × 24 in	104	Fine across a room	30%
40 × 30 in	94	Too soft	21%

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 Smoker is a painting by Frans Hals (Dutch, Antwerp 1582/83–1666 Haarlem), dated ca. 1623–25. Oil on wood. Size on the museum record: Octagonal, 18 3/8 x 19 1/2 in. (46.7 x 49.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its European Paintings collection — Marquand Collection, Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1889.

In The Met's records, The Smoker is an oil on wood credited to Frans Hals. The museum dates it ca. 1623–25, and files it under accession 89.15.34 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 3,778 × 3,573 pixels, which prints about 12.6 × 11.9 in at 300 dpi and 25.2 × 23.8 in at a still-comfortable 150 dpi. Its near-square shape is unusual for stock frames, so look at the square sizes first and accept a little crop or margin elsewhere. 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. A warm picture light a few inches above the frame does more for a print than any paper upgrade, and the hanging centre line belongs near 57 inches.

The Met released its scan under CC0, which means no permission, no fee and no credit line required. That file is 3,778 × 3,573 pixels — 13.5 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 12.6 × 11.9 in. The painting itself measures about 19.5 × 18.4 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.