What is the largest sharp print size for Woman Reading?

At 300 dpi, this 2,363 × 1,841 px file prints up to 7.9 × 6.1 in with gallery-sharp detail. At 150 dpi the file reaches 15.8 × 12.3 in, which is poster-sharp quality.

Which standard frame sizes give gallery-sharp prints of Woman Reading?

The best frame sizes for this file are 10 × 8 in, 14 × 11 in, 16 × 12 in, 20 × 16 in, printing at 150–299 dpi (poster- to sharp-quality).

Does printing Woman Reading require cropping the image?

Standard frame aspect ratios may not match this artwork exactly; depending on the size chosen, up to 14% of the image could be cropped. Most print-on-demand services let you adjust the crop position or add a white mat border instead.

Woman Reading — Rembrandt | Free high-res download

Woman Reading

Public domain · CC0 · $0.002,363 × 1,841 px · 4.4 MP

Prints gallery-sharp up to7.9 × 6.1 inat 300 dpi, uncropped · poster-sharp to 15.8 × 12.3 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	230	Sharp up close	3%
14 × 11 in	167	Poster sharp	1%
16 × 12 in	147	Fine across a room	4%
20 × 16 in	115	Fine across a room	3%
24 × 18 in	98	Too soft	4%
36 × 24 in	65	Too soft	14%
40 × 30 in	59	Too soft	4%

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

Woman Reading is a work on paper by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam), dated 1606–69. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink. Size on the museum record: sheet: 2 5/8 x 3 7/16 in. (6.7 x 8.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds it in its Drawings and Prints collection — Rogers Fund, 1926.

The Met catalogs Woman Reading as a pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn). The museum dates it 1606–69, and files it under accession 26.208 in Drawings and Prints. The subject is a person, so the face is the anchor. Hang it with the eyes near the centre line instead of floating high on the wall. The Met's scan measures 2,363 × 1,841 pixels, which prints about 7.9 × 6.1 in at 300 dpi and 15.8 × 12.3 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 warm reds and oranges suit walnut or gold, which deepen the glow instead of washing it out. Works on paper are quiet. Print near the original's scale instead of blowing it up, and keep it out of direct sun like the museum does. 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 2,363 × 1,841 pixels — 4.4 megapixels — good for a gallery-sharp print up to 7.9 × 6.1 in. That is bigger than the work on paper itself, which measures about 3.5 × 2.6 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: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
Date: 1606–69
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Size: sheet: 2 5/8 x 3 7/16 in. (6.7 x 8.8 cm)
Museum: The Met · Drawings and Prints
Accession: 26.208
License: Public domain · CC0 1.0
Source: Museum record ↗