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11 public-domain works by the Dutch artist (1582–1666), every one a free CC0 file from The Met's open-access collection — 11 paintings.

11 works · $0.00 eachBiggest file: 13.5 MP
Merrymakers at Shrovetide by Frans HalsMerrymakers at Shrovetideca. 1616–17Free · sharp to 9.5 × 12.4 in at 300 dpi, uncroppedAnna van der Aar (born 1576/77, died after 1626) by Frans HalsAnna van der Aar (born 1576/77, died after 1626)1626Free · sharp to 9.6 × 12.8 in at 300 dpi, uncroppedBoy with a Lute by Frans HalsBoy with a Luteca. 1625Free · sharp to 10.5 × 12.8 in at 300 dpi, uncroppedPaulus Verschuur (1606–1667) by Frans HalsPaulus Verschuur (1606–1667)1643Free · sharp to 5.1 × 6.4 in at 300 dpi, uncroppedPetrus Scriverius (1576–1660) by Frans HalsPetrus Scriverius (1576–1660)1626Free · sharp to 9.5 × 12.8 in at 300 dpi, uncroppedPortrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff by Frans HalsPortrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff1625Free · sharp to 10 × 12.4 in at 300 dpi, uncroppedPortrait of a Man by Frans HalsPortrait of a Manearly 1650sFree · sharp to 9.3 × 12.6 in at 300 dpi, uncroppedPortrait of a Man, Possibly Nicolaes Pietersz Duyst van Voorhout (born about 1600, died 1650) by Frans HalsPortrait of a Man, Possibly Nicolaes Pietersz Duyst van Voorhout (born about 1600, died 1650)ca. 1636–38Free · sharp to 10.3 × 12.6 in at 300 dpi, uncroppedPortrait of a Woman by Frans HalsPortrait of a Womanca. 1650, reworked probably 18th centuryFree · sharp to 10.2 × 12.4 in at 300 dpi, uncroppedThe Smoker by Frans HalsThe Smokerca. 1623–25Free · sharp to 12.6 × 11.9 in at 300 dpi, uncroppedYoung Man and Woman in an Inn by Frans HalsYoung Man and Woman in an Inn1623Free · sharp to 9.4 × 12.4 in at 300 dpi, uncropped

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Each card shows the largest print the Met's file makes at 300 dpi without cropping — that's the sharpness you'd want for something you'll stand close to. The biggest file in this set isThe Smoker, at 3,778 × 3,573 pixels: enough for a 12.6 × 11.9 in print at 300 dpi, or 25.2 × 23.8 in at poster sharpness.

The Met flags one of these as a collection highlight: Merrymakers at Shrovetide.

Every page has a size chart against standard frames, the museum record, and the frame and light that make a print look like it cost more than it did. The file itself is free. It always was.

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