Benjamin West Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael, c. 1770
Maria Hamilton Beckford (Mrs. William Beckford)
Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820)
- Date
- 1799
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Size
- 57½ × 45¼ in (146 × 115 cm)
- Museum
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, accession 1947.17.23. See the museum’s record
- Credit
- Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Public domain image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art (Open Access, CC0).
Palette
- #160D0F, 28 % of the picture, closest to Black walls
- #66290D, 27 % of the picture, closest to Burgundy walls
- #8A7024, 19 % of the picture, closest to Olive walls
- #D4C89F, 14 % of the picture, closest to Sand walls
- #AB9A65, 13 % of the picture, closest to Olive walls
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Hang it
Pick the furniture and a print size to see it to scale on your wall.
- 18 × 24 in, filling the paper (trims 4.8 % of the picture)
- Center
- 58 in (147 cm) above the stair line
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Print it
Standard paper sizes that keep this painting’s proportions, the frames that fit them, and how sharp each one prints.
| Paper | Filling the paper | Printed whole | Frame | Frame with a 2 in mat | Frame with a 3 in mat | Sharpness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 × 10 in | trims 1.5 % | 8 × 10 in | 8 × 10 in ready-made | 12 × 14 in custom | 14 × 16 in custom | 680 dpi, crisp up close |
| 11 × 14 in | trims 0.3 % | 11 × 14 in | 11 × 14 in ready-made | 15 × 18 in custom | 17 × 20 in custom | 495 dpi, crisp up close |
| 12 × 16 in | trims 4.8 % | 12 × 15¼ in | 12 × 16 in ready-made | 16 × 20 in ready-made | 18 × 22 in custom | 440 dpi, crisp up close |
| 16 × 20 in | trims 1.5 % | 15¾ × 20 in | 16 × 20 in ready-made | 20 × 24 in ready-made | 22 × 26 in custom | 340 dpi, crisp up close |
| 18 × 24 in | trims 4.8 % | 18 × 22¾ in | 18 × 24 in ready-made | 22 × 28 in ready-made | 24 × 30 in ready-made | 293 dpi, crisp from a step back |
| 30 × 40 in | trims 4.8 % | 30 × 38 in | 30 × 40 in ready-made | 34 × 44 in custom | 36 × 46 in custom | 176 dpi, crisp from a step back |
| 36 × 48 in | trims 4.8 % | 36 × 45¾ in | 36 × 48 in ready-made | 40 × 52 in custom | 42 × 54 in custom | 146 dpi, soft up close |
Sharpness is worked out from the largest file the museum offers. Above 300 dpi a print holds up at arm’s length; 150 dpi is plenty for a picture seen from across a sofa.
Download
Free for any use, including commercial: this image is public domain (CC0).
- Thumbnail (WebP) 433 × 560 px from Room Paintings
- Web image 652 × 843 px from National Gallery of Art
- Print file 1,546 × 2,000 px from National Gallery of Art
- Original file 5,445 × 7,044 px from National Gallery of Art
- The museum’s record of this painting National Gallery of Art
Public domain image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art (Open Access, CC0). You may print, share, change and sell it without asking. Read what that means on our image license page, and how to get a good result in how to print a public-domain painting.
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